Output Design

1. Output Design Dr. Merle P. Martin CSU Sacramento

2. Agenda • Report Characteristics • Report Types • Report Structure • Output Design Tactics • Inquiry-based Systems

3. Report Characteristics • Characteristics • frequency • distribution • format • Frequency • periodic • as required • ad hoc • on demand

4. Characteristics (continued) • Distribution • internal • external • different audience / needs • Format • fixed • user designed (e.g., inquiry)

5. Report Types • Detail • Figure 12-12, page 388 • Resource Status • Figure 12-13, page 389 • Summary (Management) • Figure 12-14, page 389

6. Report Structure • Title Line • Headings • Body • Footings • Summary Page • Figure 12-11, page 388

7. Output Design Tactics • Aesthetics • Strategic value • Distribution testing • who really needs it? • Field selection (80 columns) • Design for change • e.g., field size

8. Inquiry-based Systems • No formal reports • ad-hoc and user designed • SQL • Transferred to disk for later retrieval • Print Preview mode • Information Clearinghouse

9. Concepts to Remember • Report Characteristics • Report Types • Report Structures • Design Tactics • Inquiry-based Systems