Smart Reports can be found under each main area (i.e.; Assignments, Client, Contacts, Employee, Standing Data, Maintenance, Email Marketing, Job Management) and are combined with CCH Reporting reports. To differentiate the report type, the following icons are used.

SRIcon.png Smart Report

ReportIcon.png CCH Reporting

Smart Reports cannot be created in CCH Reporting. However, you can perform the following actions on Smart Reports:

Edit

Click the Edit option from the Task Bar or Ribbon. The report opens in the Smart Report edit screen.

Run

Click the Run option from the Task Bar or Ribbon to run the report.

Delete

Click the Delete option from the Task Bar or Ribbon to run the report.

Add to Favourites

To add a report to ‘My favourites’, right click on the report name and select Add to Favourites. The report is available within the main menu Favourites and under My favourites category upon re-entry into the Reporting window.

To add a report to ‘My favourites’ for other employees, right click on the report name and select Add to Favourites - Select Employee.   

Import/Export

Smart Reports can be imported or exported by using the Import/Export option from the Task Bar or Ribbon.

Security Group Settings

Permissions on Smart Reports are inherited, however, the security settings cannot be edited from CCH Reporting.

Task Permissions

There have been no changes to the existing Task Permissions used for Smart Reports.

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