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Report Builder — Getting Started

Build, save, schedule, and export custom reports on students, payments, and activity.

Report Builder is Lumion's self-service reporting tool. Pick a data source, choose the columns you want, filter and sort, then save, share, export, and even schedule recurring exports — no SQL or technical skills required, and every report pulls live data.

Who: Organization Owner, School Owner, or Finance Manager · Where: Insights › Reports

The Reports page

The Reports page has three tabs: My Reports (reports you've created or that are shared with you), Standard Reports (Lumion's pre-built reports), and Scheduled Exports (recurring exports you've set up). Each report row shows its name, description, and last-updated date, with search, filter, and column controls above the table.

Creating a report

1. Click + Create Report (or start from a template). 2. Give it a descriptive name, choose Visibility (Private, Institution, or Organization), pick a Data Source, and optionally add a description. 3. Select columns with the dual-list picker — double-click or drag to add/remove, and drag to set the left-to-right order. 4. Click Create to save.

Data sources

Each report is built on one pre-built data source. Sources include Payments (amount, date, method, status, settlement, fees) and Contracts (type, origination, amount, program, repayment, status). Availability depends on your subscription and role.

Viewing and filtering

Open a report to see an interactive table — click headers to sort, use the search box to filter, and set page size (10/25/50/100). Use Filters for date ranges, status, amount ranges, and category selectors, and the columns control to show/hide fields.

Sharing and exporting

Set Visibility to control who can view (only the owner can edit). Click Export for CSV or Excel — exports respect your current filters and sort and include all matching rows, not just the current page. To run an export on a recurring basis, set it up under the Scheduled Exports tab.

FAQ

  • How fresh is the data? Real-time — every load pulls the latest.

  • Can I schedule reports? Yes — set up recurring exports on the Scheduled Exports tab.

  • Can I combine data sources in one report? No — one source per report; merge exports in Excel.

  • Can I edit someone else's report? No — only the owner. Duplicate it to make your own.

  • Can I export to PDF? Not directly — export to Excel and save as PDF.

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