Analyze audit test results
In this step you can view the results generated by the audit tests and create a report based on the results of the audit tests you have run.
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It is recommended that you always open the module from within the app workflow by clicking the Analyze audit test results step. This ensures that only the audit test results relevant to you are displayed and that you can get the most out of the app. If you open the module via the SmartAnalyzer ribbon instead, also the audit test results from other apps you have imported are shown.
View audit test results
The Results and Reporting module comprises the following areas:
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The Audit Test Navigator on the left side of the module contains – similar to the Select and Run Audit Tests module – the Analytics P2P folder and its subfolders.
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If audit tests from the folder currently selected in the Audit Test Navigator were run, the results will be listed in the audit grid on the right, including additional information, for example the number of records and creation date.
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In the Description window below the list of audit test results are the Audit Objectives and Hints tabs, which you already know from the Select and Run Audit Tests module. These tabs contain descriptions of the audit objectives on the one hand and of the assigned databases expected, possible input parameters and results for each audit test on the other hand.
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The Result Description window contains a short description of the result currently selected in the audit grid.
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In the Results window all results created for the currently selected audit test and the corresponding number of records are displayed.
You can view each result in IDEA by clicking the corresponding result name either in the audit grid or in the Results window. You can then use this result database to run further analyses and evaluations in IDEA.
Create a report
Additionally, the Results and Reporting module provides a standard report template to generate a report based on the results.
To create a report proceed as follows:
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In the audit grid click the checkbox of each audit test result you want to include in the report.
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In the ribbon click the Create entry in the Reporting group.
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In the Options - Standard Report dialog you have several options to customize the report. You can enter the name of the author, the client name and the title of the report, and the Advanced button provides you with additional report options. For more information refer to the SmartAnalyzer help.
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Click OK. The report will be generated and displayed in the Report Creator window. The structure of the report depends on the settings you have defined (see above).
By default the following information is shown for each audit test included in the report:
- audit objective
- assigned and tagged database
- additional databases (if applicable)
- user and date of audit test run
- information on tags and audit test parameters (if applicable)
By default the following information is shown for each audit test result included in the report:
- result name
- corresponding result description
The audit test result itself can be included as a table or as a link.
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In the report window toolbar click the Save or Save As icons to save the report in one of the available formats, or click the Close icon to exit the report.
Note:
If you have loaded your audit test parameters from an existing parameter file via the Load entry in the Parameters group in the ribbon of the Select and Run Audit Tests module and then run the audit tests immediately afterwards, the parameters may not be displayed in the report.
Therefore, if you have loaded parameters from a parameter file, please make sure to reopen the parameter dialogs for the individual audit tests and confirm with OK before you run the audit tests.
Furthermore, in the Results and Reporting module you can also export your results to Microsoft Excel® in order to forward them to users that do not have access to IDEA.
For more information refer to the SmartAnalyzer help.