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Communicare has extensive reporting features.
Query Builder
The Communicare Query Builder module is a sophisticated query by example (QBE) application that you can use to produce a large variety of specific user-defined reports.
Saving Queries

Reports
Communicare has extensive reporting features.
- Reports Search
- Report Options
- Charts
  Communicare Charts display numeric data in an easy to read graphical format.
- Appointments reports
  These reports relate specifically to the Appointments module and are only available to sites that have Appointments features enabled.
- Clinical Record reports
  These reports use common selection and print options to report and analyse groups of patient clinical records.
- Database Consistency reports
  These reports provide information about the state of your database.
- Encounter Analysis
- Patient reports
  These reports provide information about individual patients.
- Reference Tables reports
  These reports enable you to print information from the Reference Tables.
- Referral reports
- Special Project reports
  Special Project reports are those written to address specific reporting requirements from various programs, projects and agencies.
- Quick Print Services
  This function in Service Recording produces quick and convenient reports that list services.
- Reporting group activity
  Your service can set up clinical items to record group attendance broken down into demographics of your own choosing. You can then report on these demographics using a standard Communicare supplied report.
- Query Builder
  The Communicare Query Builder module is a sophisticated query by example (QBE) application that you can use to produce a large variety of specific user-defined reports.
  - Parameters for Query Builder report
    When a Query Builder report requires input parameters, the Report Parameters window is displayed.
  - Where Definition
  - Data Models
    Models are a set of related Tables which form a group.
  - Tables View
    Use the top section of the Query Builder window to view the tables when you open a model or run a sample or saved query.
  - Saving Queries
  - Query Grid
    Use the bottom section of the Query Builder window to design the query.
- SQL Reports
  With prior SQL knowledge, reports can be prepared in SQL and imported for ongoing use in Communicare.
- Report Naming
- Loading and Saving Queries
- Exporting Queries
- Report Wizard
- Report Scheduler
  Use the Report Scheduler to run a report nightly and email the report to interested users.
- Clinical Terms Group Browser
- Printer Assignments
  Set printer assignments for different report categories so that a specific printer is used.

Saving Queries

After creating and running your query you have a choice as to whether or not to save this query for future use. Queries can be saved in either the database or in a disk file.

To save a query, select SQL > Save Query. See Loading and Saving Queries for more information.

Saving a Query Builder report as an SQL report

Sometimes you may want to convert a Query Builder report to SQL. This may be to access the increased functionality of SQL or to schedule the report for automated running. The following steps allow this conversion without having to re-design the layout:

Export the QB report somewhere (for example, My Documents). This will create two files: [QB report].QRY and [QB report].MKR
Open the QB report in Query Builder and select SQL > View SQL or click the spectacles icon.
Click Save SQL and navigate to where you saved the QB query and give it a different report name: [SQL report].SQL
In Query Builder select SQL > Query Info or click on the iQ icon and copy and save this text. Close Query Builder.
Open the folder where the files are and open [SQL report].SQL in Notepad. At the beginning, insert a new line and type /**/.
Paste the query info between the asterisks: /*This is the query info.*/ and save your changes
Copy [QB report].MKR. Rename the copy the same as the .SQL file but with the extension .MKR: [SQL report].MKR.
Use Communicare to import the SQL report.

Note: If the Query Builder report has parameters, open the report in the SQL editor and change $Parameter_name to :Parameter_name.

Caution:

15 November 2023