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Dave Jarvis
Dave Jarvis

Reputation: 31171

Software Requirements Specification for Reports

Reports, generally, have the following components:

Q.1. What else would you want to read in a technical specification before you can begin developing the report?

Q.2. What software would you use to draft the report's design?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2593

Answers (1)

Adam Morris
Adam Morris

Reputation: 8545

On Q1 - what are you using your technical spec for? I'd add a report objective to the spec. The most important bit is what the report needs to convey: who is going to be using the report, and what information will help them make easier / quicker decisions.

On Q2 - Crystal is great for building reports - although recently I've been using the open-source birt plugin as I like the integration with eclipse. (I haven't used crystal's eclipse plug-in or SSRS).

Depends a bit on your requirements:

  • Are you looking for a commercial package, or open-source?
  • If you're selecting a new system, what will the people who will be creating the reports be most comfortable with?
  • Do you need training or commercial support?
  • What sort of data sources are you using?

You might refer to these for Q2:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/485901/what-reporting-platform-do-you-prefer

Compare SQL Server Reporting Services to Crystal Reports

Which Reporting technology?

Upvotes: 2

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