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How to Run Smart and Static Reports

This article covers how to run and download both Smart Reports and Static Reports. If you haven't built a Smart Report yet, start with the Building Smart Reports article.

Both report types are under Reports, but you run them from different places:

  • Smart Reports are reports you build, customize, and save. You run a saved one from the Saved Reports tab.

  • Static Reports are predefined reports with fixed columns. You run them from the Build Report tab under Static Reports.

Run a Smart Report

  1. Go to Reports. The page opens on the Saved Reports tab, where you can run any report you've previously saved.

    The Smart Reports page on the Saved Reports tab, with Reports highlighted in the left navigation.
  2. Click a saved report to expand it, check the Columns list to confirm it matches the data you need, then click Run Report.

    A saved Smart Report expanded to show its filters and columns, with the Run Report button highlighted.
  3. The Report Preview opens. Click the Download icon in the bottom left.

    The Report Preview window for a Smart Report, with the download icon at the bottom left highlighted.
  4. A progress message appears, and when the report is ready you get an email with a link to it, so you don't have to wait on this page. To download the report now, click View Library.

    The Report is in progress dialog, saying an email will arrive when the report is complete, with View Library and Close buttons.

    The email includes a direct download link, so you can also download the report from your inbox.

    The email AwardSpring sends when a requested report finishes generating, with a link back to the Reports section.
  5. On the History tab, wait until the report's status shows Complete, then click the Download icon in the Actions column to save it.

    The Reports History tab showing a completed report's status and the download icon for its most recent row, both boxed.

Run a Static Report

  1. Go to Reports, then open the Build Report tab.

  2. Under Select Report Type, choose Static Reports, then pick a report from the Select a report dropdown.

    The Static Reports dropdown open, showing the available predefined reports to choose from.
  3. Set any required filters, marked with an asterisk (*), such as Award Cycle, then click Next. Some Static Reports require no filters; others require a cycle or more.

    The Apply Filters step of a Static Report, with the Award Cycle filter and an arrow pointing to the Next button.
  4. Click Download.

    The final Download step for a Static Report, with an arrow pointing to the Download button.
  5. As with Smart Reports, a progress message appears, and you get an email when the report is ready. Click View Library to go to the History tab and download the report once the status shows Complete.

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