Sort a Report

Reports displays the reports available for viewing, printing, and/or exporting by category. All reports, receipts, and form letters provide details on instructional materials approved for and/or tracked by your campus.  You can refine reports, receipts and letters by Filtering and Sorting the data in multiple ways.

Sort a Report

Most reports allow TIPWeb-IM filtering/sorting.  Review how to export data into a spreadsheet for non-filterable reports.

1. Click on Reports.

2. Select the desired report category using the Select Report Category drop down menu.

3. Click on Filter, located on the desired report's row.  This opens the Reports Filters page.

4. Apply any desired filters.

5. Click on  Sorting Tab, located in the upper right hand corner.  This opens the Sorting feature.

6. Select the desired sort criteria using the Sort Report By drop down menu.

7. Select the desired sort order ( Ascending or  Descending radial button).

8. Select  Print to launch the report.  Depending on the file format of the report (most commonly a PDF (A file format which provides an electronic image of text or text and graphics which looks like a printed document and can be viewed, printed, and electronically transmitted. To view and/or print a PDF document, the user must have a PDF reader installed on the computer they are using - for example, Adobe® Reader®.)), use the respective file's application controls to view, save, or print the report.
   

NOTE:

The selected report name is displayed in the top left hand corner of the Filters page.

When printing:

• PDF (A file format which provides an electronic image of text or text and graphics which looks like a printed document and can be viewed, printed, and electronically transmitted. To view and/or print a PDF document, the user must have a PDF reader installed on the computer they are using - for example, Adobe® Reader®.) files, the computer you are using must have a PDF reader installed (such as Adobe® Reader®).  

• RTF (A file format for text documents. Most word processing software supports RTF format. The RTF format is consistent enough from computer to computer to be considered highly portable and acceptable for cross-platform use.) files, the computer you are using must have a word processing application installed (such as MS Word).  

• XLS (Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet format. XLS files contain rows and columns of cells and each cell can hold a data point.) files, the computer you are using must have MS Excel installed or another spreadsheet application which can open XLS files.