PostgreSQL Report Builder and reporting tools

PostgreSQL reporting tools

Data reporting can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL simplifies and streamlines this process with a set of powerful, user-friendly reporting tools.

• Data Report Wizard is a tool that enables you to quickly create a basic PostgreSQL report for your needs.
• Report Designer provides controls and editing tools to adjust both the amount of included data and visual appearance.
• Chart Designer allows you to represent data dependencies as highly customizable charts.
• Pivot tables offer a quick way to rearrange data according to your requirements.

Let's take a closer look at the tools available for PostgreSQL data reporting in the Studio.

Data Report Wizard

Data Report Wizard allows you to create data reports from scratch based on a single table, view, or custom query. In just a few steps, you can build a report template with a layout that matches your requirements and preferences.

The wizard allows you to:

• Specify the data source
• Select the columns to include in the report
• Add grouping levels
• Customize the report layout
• Select a report style
• Preview the completed report before printing

Report Designer

Report Designer helps you create a blank report without connecting it to a data source from the start. You can design the report layout, customize it with visual elements such as rich text, labels, panels, lines, tables of contents, and shapes, and format the text as needed.

Once the report design is complete, you can add data by specifying source tables and columns.

Chart Designer

Charts are a popular way to visualize data and present complex information in an easily understandable format. They help users quickly identify trends, patterns, and other insights, which makes chart-based reports useful in business, finance, healthcare, and many other industries.

Chart Designer in dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL provides a variety of chart types and visual styles that you can configure to suit your reporting needs.

Pivot tables

Pivot tables help you rearrange and summarize large volumes of data. With their help, you can examine data from different perspectives and better understand relationships and dependencies.

dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL provides the following options for working with pivot tables:

• Build pivot tables visually from a table, view, or query results
• Apply styles to customize the appearance of pivot tables
• Add conditions and configure the layout with a dedicated editor
• Calculate custom totals for column or row fields
• Filter and group data for better readability

Now, let's see how to create a PostgreSQL data report. We'll select the source data, create and customize a report template, export the completed report, and automate report generation.

How to create reports from PostgreSQL data

The first step is to connect to your PostgreSQL database. Note that dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL is also compatible with Amazon Redshift and numerous PostgreSQL-based cloud databases.

1. After connecting to a database, go to File > New > Data Report. In Data Report Wizard, select Standard Report and click Next.

2. Select the data source. You can create a report based on data from a table or view, or you can retrieve data from multiple tables using a custom SQL query. In this example, let us use a custom query as the data source. Click Next.

3. dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL will execute the query in the background, define the output structure, and display the columns available for the report. Select the columns you want to include and click Next.

4. Configure the report layout, select a style, and click Finish to open the report in the Report Designer. Then click Preview to view the report populated with data.

When the report is ready, you can export it to PDF, HTML, XLSX, CSV, RTF, image files, and other supported formats.

Automate recurring reports with CLI and Windows Task Scheduler

Data analysis and reporting can be an important part of CI/CD workflows. With dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL, you can automate report generation and delivery to reduce manual work and integrate reporting tasks into your CI/CD processes.

Save the report template as a .rdb file.

To set up automated reporting, click Save Command Line in Data Report Wizard. In the Command line execution file settings dialog, select the saved .rdb file and provide additional parameters to match your preferences.

Click Validate to ensure the settings are correct, then save the .bat file. To generate the report automatically, execute this file.

You can generate data reports regularly using Windows Task Scheduler.

Open Task Scheduler and go to Task Scheduler Library. Click Create Basic Task, give the task a name, and click Next.

In the Trigger section, specify when the task should run. Select the required date and time, and then click Next.

For the action, select Start a program and click Next. Specify the .bat file you saved when configuring the data report.

Click Finish to complete the task setup.

Windows Task Scheduler will launch the command line of dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL and generate the report according to the configured schedule. The resulting report will then be saved in the specified output format.

Conclusion

dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL makes data analysis and reporting straightforward. With Report Designer, data visualization features, and automation capabilities, you can quickly create and customize reports and automate their execution.

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