Forsta Reportal Support

    All the topics, resources needed for Forsta Reportal.

    • BitStream Files Overview

      BitStream Files are a way of storing survey data in compact files. These files are optimized for fast access, to allow aggregated tables to be generat...

    • Benefits and Limitations

      BenefitsInterrogating the data set to create aggregated tables will be considerably faster when working with BitStream files than when the default method of ...

    • Generating BitStream Files

      Note: This procedure can be performed in both Forsta Authoring and Reportal.In Reportal: Go to the Report > Update menu and select Update BitStream Files. Ch...

    • Updating the BitStream Files

      To update BitStream files:Go to the Report > Update BitStream Files menu command.The update dialog opens .Figure 1 - Updating the BitStream filesSelect wheth...

    • Updating the Data on the Report Page

      Note: If the Update Data component is included on a page in the report, then the report cannot be published as a Public report (go to Report Properties Overv...

    • BitStream Indexes

      If a large number of reports are to be created, the database is large, and/or you often need to filter for a particular question, then you can index ...

    • Using Reporting Data in Reportal

      In Reportal, if you have a report that has only one data source and was using BitStream files, you can change this to use Reporting Data instead. To do this,...