Concepts Guide

The goal of the concepts guide is to introduce all important concepts of the Cinnamon Reporting product.

Chapter	Contents	Terms defined
Introduction	What is “Cinnamon Reporting”? Key differentiating factors of Cinnamon Reporting	`Cinnamon Reporting`
Reporting Process	What is the “Reporting Process”? Cinnamon Reporting & Portal functionalities	`Report Order` `Report Execution`
Reporting Products	How do we design the institution’s report offering?	`Building Block` `Report Type` `Parameter`
Business Logic	How can Cinnamon access data? What is “Business Logic”? What is the role of “Business Logic” in the reporting layer? “Reporting Business Logic” functionalities in Cinnamon	`Data Adapters` `Business Logic` `Segmentation` `Figure` `Translatable Text` `Value Type`
Abstract Reporting	What is an “Abstract Report”? How is an Abstract Report produced?	`Abstract Report` `Report Nodes`: `Vertical Table Node`, `Chart Node`, `Paragraph Node`, `Section Node`, `Layout Node` `Slot` `Style`
Multi-channel Reporting	Cinnamon Reporting has been built from the ground up to support reporting over multiple channels to paper and to interactive devices like tablets or smartphones. Description of Word and Online channels Cinnamon Portal Services	`Word Channel` `Online Channel` `Catalog` `Dashboard` `Print Composer`
System Integration	Cinnamon Reporting supports a wide range of integrations with surrounding systems.