Gain full visibility into your contingent workforce program with hundreds of standard reports available to you from Report Builder. Use reports to help you track and analyze key program data, including spend, supplier performance, and workforce activity.
Hiring managers, program office users and suppliers can use Report Builder to build the customizable reports they need and reduce the time they spend gathering complex analytics about their contingent workforce program. Reports are available in standard formats and can be customized to meet specific business needs.
Types of reports
| Type | Description |
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| Definition | The root of Beeline Enterprise VMS reporting. They list all the possible fields that can be included in any Beeline report, broken down by subject category, such as Request, Candidate, Assignment, Timesheets, and more. |
| Base | Also called an ad hoc report Built on the applicable Definition report, a Base report provides you with a blank template. Enterprise provides over 16 base reports with a predefined subset of fields. |
| Standard | A report with predefined fields and filters. Enterprise provides more than 50 common standard real-time reports with pre-set criteria. These standard reports were developed with clients and are organized into these: Sourcing, Management, Administrative, and Financial. |
| Instance | Any report built from a base ad-hoc or a definition report that is published, scheduled, or saved as a favorite. |
Kinds of outputs
| Output | Description |
|---|---|
| List | Data displays as a list in text form on a page in Enterprise. |
| Excel | Data displays in a Microsoft Excel® workbook |
| Form View | Used for building form reports or form pages. This output option takes all fields and pivots them down to display each record in a separate form view. |
| Chart | Data displays in a chart format. You can choose from several options to customize the appearance. |
| Formatted | Choose a template to display your report data, customize it, and group it. Select from several options to customize the appearance. Formatted reports include features like page navigation, zoom, text search, export, and print. |
Field functions
Use Field Functions to filter and manipulate data to create your desired results. You can use any of these three Field Functions: Date, Static and Financial. See this article to learn more.
Supplemental Data Service
The Supplemental Data Service makes it easy for you to work with data from Beeline Enterprise in a way that fits your needs. Here’s how it helps:
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Export Report Builder data as JSON — a flexible format that works well with APIs.
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Integrate smoothly with other systems — the JSON format ensures your data stays up-to-date and connected across platforms.
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Customize the data you receive from Enterprise to match your business requirements.
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Add extra data to API calls made to Enterprise’s Client APIs.
Whether you're syncing with internal tools or enhancing your reporting, this solution gives you the control and flexibility to make your data work smarter. Check it out on the Beeline Developer portal!
Miscellaneous terms
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Direction | Changes the sort order from "A" to "Z" (standard alphanumeric) or from "Z" to "A" (reverse alphanumeric) |
| Field Selector | Allows you to enter a field used in a report. Each field in the report corresponds to a column. You can reorder the columns by dragging and dropping them. To search for a field, just begin typing in the text field. |
| Filters | Limit the data returned in a report. |
| Operators | Format or condition the output based on a value. |
| Sort Priority | Determines the order in which the data is filtered in relation to the sorted fields. |