2317923 - Employee Central - Ad-Hoc Reports

This is a collection of useful Knowledge Base Articles related to Ad-Hoc Reports.

Before opening an case with Product Support, perform the following sanity checks on your configuration/data, bearing in mind most Application or BIRT/JAVA errors are caused by one or more configuration issues:

Employee Central Ad Hoc Reports - list of EC Ad Hoc reports = KB article 2080162 - Employee Central: Ad Hoc Report Types Explained

• Checked that all fields (Columns) in the related element (Column Set) are configured according to the related Implementation Handbook and Data Object Tables handbook
• Correct permissions are granted to the end user to be able to use the report (as specified in the Implementation Handbook)
• Has the related Column/Column Set configuration changed recently? Can the recent change be un-done so re-testing can be performed?
• Can the issue be reproduced for just 1 or multiple end users? If the issue is reproducible for all it is still likely to be a configuration issue. If it seems to be related to 1 or a small admin population - the next step is to check and verify the permissions are correctly granted. 

Checked the FAQ below?

Tips & Tricks

Below are some tips and tricks recommended by Product Support, which you should consider first before opening a Support case

FAQ Index

• Configuration Issues
• Employee Central Ad Hoc Reports FAQ
• Open a Support case

Configuration Issues

You can usually determine there is a Configuration Issue preventing EC Ad Hoc Reports from running when you try to run one of the reports, and you encounter a JAVA error message pop-up similar to that below. This usually means one or more fields/objects are configured incorrectly, causing the schema load to fail.

BIRT Errors

• 2272691 - Unable to run Adhoc report with domain "Person and Employment Export report" 
• 2080032 - EC Ad Hoc is only showing pick list id's and not the descriptions
• 2291656 - Ad Hoc report - calculated columns
• 2250749 - Adhoc reports showing wrong currency for Pay Component Group Sums
• 2231540 - Employee data missing in ad-hoc reports 



Employee Central Ad Hoc Reports - FAQ & Tips

Please refer to the below article, to understand the typical uses of the Employee Central Ad Hoc reports

• 2080162 - Employee Central: Ad Hoc Report Types Explained
• 2155392 - Adhoc Report TimeStamp Configuration
• 2288908 - How to change the format of Date fields in EC reports
• 2092850 - How to make changes to Employee Data on mass via Import
• 2266216 - How to Export Employee Central Data for Import Activities
• 2080152 - How can I tell when Employee data was entered or last amended, what changed and by whom?
• 2550241 - Report on Global Assignment Fields
• 2265424 - Does Ad Hoc Reporting support extraction of Dependent Portlet data?
• 2274688 - How to report on Workflows
• 2226656 - MDF Position Data in Table (Ad hoc) Reports Displays InternalId for Foundation Object Columns - EC
• 2099893 - Ad Hoc Person and Employment Audit report is not returning expected data
• 2631131 - Employee Central: Ad Hoc Reports take a long time to execute or are timing out 

Pay Component Group Sums Sync

• 2080171 - Employee Pay Group Sums do not retrieve any data when selected in Ad Hoc Reports
• 2345923 - HRIS Pay Component Group Sums Sync Job Fails Repeatedly

 

 

When opening a support case for EC Ad Hoc Reports, please ensure the following information is attached to the case:

• Attach the Data Models related to the issue: Succession Data Model, Country Specific Succession Data Model, Corporate Data Model and Country Specific Corporate Data Model
• Screenshot of the Error Message - also copy/paste the content of the error message pop-up to the case (for JAVA errors or Application Error errorIds this is crucial)
• Timestamp - Copy/paste the text from the "Show version information" popup into the case
• Is the issue replicatable for all users or just some/one?
• Granted users Role-Based Permissions settings
• Attach the View Permission Role output (right click on the page and Print to PDF)
• Please provide detailed steps to reproduce the issue you are encountering - preferably including screenshots - Please make sure that the screenshot is full screen (meaning to show complete web page view). Include:
• Name or UserID of user encountering the issue
• Is Proxy involved? If so the Name or UserID of the user who is being proxied
• When creating an issue, please answer following questions (answer whichever is applicable, if a question doesn't apply in a scenario then answer "Not Applicable"):
• Did this issue start recently?
• Was the same feature or functionality working before?
• Is the issue reproducible for other users?
• If the issue is realted to a Picklist or Object field, then please attach an export of the Picklist/Object related data 

2315109 - Employee Central - Tips & Tricks from Support

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