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August 2008
Greetings, fellow data analysts!
Controllers and honest journalists both share a yearning for the truth.
One-sided reporting, however, can mean trouble for some and
prestige for others. The German Press Council, for example, doesn't
appreciate it at all. If it feels that a publication has breached its
codex, it has the right to reprimand it.
In 2007, it did so 
35 times (for various reasons; sparkline begins in 1997). In companies,
however, the supervisory board and other report consumers are
grateful when they receive a report that contains all relevant business
data and background information - even more so when they include an
insightful comment or are summarized on a single page or computer screen. How often a controller has received well-deserved praise for that (or other reasons), however, is unknown.
Creating a "one page only" reporting standard may be challenging for controllers as far as content is concerned. Thanks to DeltaMaster, however, the crafting is not. Using a clever combination of pivot tables, Flexreports and combination cockpits, report authors can present complex scenarios in a compact manner. In addition, they can shed light on various aspects of the material by combining these versatile reports on a single page.
In this edition of clicks!, we will introduce one tried-and-true method to create these types of reports.
Best regards,
Your Bissantz & Company team
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