It would be great if we could use the backbones of the standard reports, but be able to tailor them a little more for each customer's particular use. There is one idea already about being able to edit the Standard Report titles(GIFTSONL-I-414).
Another thread on the BlackBaud community brings up wanting to be able to save particular filters for the Standard Reports.(https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/307/35077)
A way to fix this that shouldn't be too difficult is just give the users the ability to create a copy of the standard reports. This would create an Ad-Hoc report, which we can then each tailor to our needs, without all the extra effort of trying to make the exact same report from scratch with all the sorting/columns/grouping/etc.
Yes. This is much needed. For example, the standard Organizational Profile report has a great layout that cannot be replicated with ad hoc report, but that standard report is very limited in the information it delivers for requests by the organization. I don't need the budget balance info, but I do want to report what program area the request was connected to and the years of the grant if it was awarded.
Please adopt this feature. Thank you.
Yes, I totally agree that this feature would be extremely helpful and hopefully, time saving as an easier way to get the report I want than creating a new ad hoc report.
You have my vote. Absolutely! So many times I have wanted to do this and hated that my hands are tied. Please add this feature.
The capability should be available as noted in the guest comment below. The data is there as should be the ability. Hopefully it will become a reality in the not too distant future.
This is a great time saver idea! We would certainly use it.
yes!!!!!
The fact that I can't alter the Schedule of Appropriations and Payments has REALLY hamstrung me an my staff when it comes to reconciling our database with our financial software. Both of us use a unique identifying number in our records, and not having the ability to add that number to our report has more than doubled the time it takes for us to reconcile.
Yes to the above.
Sheree
I also agree that it would be beneficial as it was when using Crystal Reports.
Thank you for submitting this idea, Nicole. I've altered the title a bit to encompass both creating and editing Standard Reports, and merged it with the other idea you mentioned. I know both ideas focused on different aspects of being able to edit reports, but I believe that any solution we deliver for one will also solve the other, so it's worth combining the votes for both ideas together.
I'd like to encourage anyone who feels they would benefit from this idea to Vote for it so we can prioritize it against other ideas in our backlog. Also, feel free to add comments explaining how this would be helpful!
We know that customers would like better reporting tools that combine the best things about Ad Hoc reporting and Standard Reports in GIFTS Online, and we believe we are going to be able to deliver that, in the future, through SKY Reporting. SKY Reporting is not available to GIFTS Online customers yet, but it's one of the things on our roadmap for the next-gen version of GIFTS Online built in SKY UX. We'll talk more about SKY Reporting in our roadmap presentations in the future - and I look forward to getting more feedback then!
-Vin St. John
Product Manager, Grantmaking and Outcomes, Blackbaud
YES, YES, YES !!!!!! Like it was in Gifts Classic using Crystal Reports!!!!!