Database Reference
In-Depth Information
How it works...
Reporting is a continual life cycle that begins with a request for information and should ul-
timately satisfy a real need. The typical life cycle of a request is illustrated in the following
figure:
The life cycle stages are:
• Report conception
• Report request
• Report creation
• Report enhancement/retirement
The recipe focuses on the report conception stage. This stage is the most important stage of
the life cycle. This is due to the fact that a report with a clear business objective will deliver
the following:
•
Focused activities
: A report that does have a clear objective will reduce the risk of
wasted effort usually associated with unclear requirements.
•
Direct or indirect business benefit
: The reports you create, for example using
System Center data, ultimately should benefit the business.
