This article is basically a post-it for myself and our team. I want to thanks Dave from Llamachant for the list.

Without further ado…

Reports Best Practices

• Report Title – Is it present and formatted using a Style Sheet?
• Page Footer – Is the footer in place with Page X of Y and the date it was printed?
• Style Sheet – Is it being used correctly across all elements?
• Page Orientation – Should the report be Landscape or Portrait?
• Page Margins – Are the margins set appropriately (should they be Narrow)?
• Overlapping – Are any elements overlapping or red to indicate an export issue?
• Spelling and Grammar – Did you re-read the report to ensure spelling and grammar is correct?
• Parameters – Are the parameters named correctly and in use?
• Parameter Info – Are key parameters displayed on the report anywhere?
• Sorting / Grouping – Is the data grouped and sorted correctly? Parameters also sorted correctly?
• Page Breaks – Are groups of data kept together or are headers on the bottom of one page and the data on the next page with no headers?
• Page Headers – Similar to a report header, are there headers on subsequent pages if needed?
• Font Consistency – Make sure the same font is used within elements unless a different font was used intentionally on certain items (Such as a report title)

Link: https://xafmarin.com/xafers-community-standup-dashboards-and-reports-in-xaf-and-non-xaf-apps/

Reports Out!

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