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Service Details Options Tab

The Options page appears when you create a new report or modify an existing report. Use the controls on this Options page to customize the structure of an Service Details report.

Organize this report by

Choose the way you would like to organize the volunteer service information on this report.

Volunteer

Choose Volunteer if you want to see service organized by volunteer.

Choosing Volunteer causes the report to list each volunteer, along with their service totals or individual service entries for the date range covered by the report. The volunteer's name appears in the first column, followed by any additional fields you choose, and then the volunteer's service totals.

You also have the option to check And then by... to have each volunteer's service broken down by Assignment, Place, or Site. For example, if you check And then by and select Assignment, the report will list each of your volunteers and then each volunteer's Assignments with a service subtotal or with their individual service entries.

You can optionally have the report start a new page for each Volunteer. This is useful if you want to distribute the report to each volunteer.

Site

Choose Site if you want to see service organized by Site.

Choosing Site causes the report to list each Site in your database, followed by the volunteers who have service in (or are assigned to) an assignment under that Site. The Site name appears in the first report column, followed by the volunteer names, any additional fields you choose for the report, and then the volunteer's service totals or individual service entries for the date range covered by the report. The report can include a subtotal for each volunteer and Site.

You can optionally have the report start a new page for each Site. This is useful if you want to distribute the report to each Site.

Site & Place

Choose Site & Place if you want to see service organized by Place.

Choosing Site & Place causes the report to list each Site in your database, and all of the Places under each site. For each Place the report lists the volunteers who have service in (or are assigned to) an assignment under that Place. The Site name appears in the first report column, the Place name in the second column, followed by the volunteer names, any additional fields you choose for the report, and then the volunteer's service totals or individual service entries for the date range covered by the report. The report can include a subtotal for each volunteer, Place and Site.

You can optionally have the report start a new page for each Site or Place. This is useful if you want to distribute the report to each Site or Place.

Site, Place & Assignment

Choose Site, Place & Assignment if you want to see service organized by Assignment.

Choosing Site, Place & Assignment causes the report to list each Site in your database, all of the Places under each site, and all of the Assignments under each Place. For each Assignment the report lists the volunteers who have service in (or are assigned to) the assignment. The Site name appears in the first report column, the Place name in the second column, the Assignment name in the third column, followed by the volunteer names, any additional fields you choose for the report, and then the volunteer's service totals or individual service entries for the date range covered by the report. The report can include a subtotal for each volunteer, Assignment, Place and Site.

You can optionally have the report start a new page for each Site, Place, or Assignment. This is useful if you want to distribute the report to each Site, Place, or Assignment.

Type

Choose Type if you want to see service organized by volunteer Type.

The Type field appears in the Name box on the Core tab. It is usually used to show a volunteer's classification within major divisions in a volunteer program, such as 'adult,' 'junior,' 'regular,' 'student' and so forth. Choosing Type causes the report list each volunteer Type followed by the list of volunteers of that type and their service subtotals or individual service entries for the date range covered by the report. The report can include a subtotal for each volunteer and Type.

You can optionally have the report start a new page for each Type.

Date

Choose Date if you want to see service organized by Date.

Choosing Date causes the report to list each date in the time period you select, followed by the service recorded for that date. You can optionally have the report start a new page for each date.

Cluster

Choose Cluster if you want to see service organized by Assignment cluster.

Choosing Cluster causes the report to list each Cluster in your database, followed by the service under that Cluster. The Cluster name appears in the first report column, followed by the volunteer names (if you choose to include them), any additional fields you choose for the report, and then the volunteer's service totals or individual service entries for the date range covered by the report. The report can include a subtotal for each volunteer and each Cluster.

You can optionally have the report start a new page for each Cluster.

Cluster, Site, Place & Assignment

Choose Cluster, Site, Place & Assignment if you want to see service organized by Assignment Cluster, as well as Site, Place and Assignment.

Choosing Cluster, Site, Place & Assignment causes the report to list each Cluster in your database in the first column, followed by each Site that has an Assignment in that Cluster, each Place under that Site with an Assignment in that Cluster, each Assignment under that Site and Place that is in that Cluster, the volunteers who have service under that Assignment (if you choose to include volunteer names), any additional fields you choose for the report, and then the volunteer's service totals or individual service entries for the time period included in the report. The report can include a subtotal for each volunteer and Cluster.

You can optionally have the report start a new page for each of the Cluster's Sites, Places, or Assignments.

List volunteers?

Choose whether or not the report should list individual volunteers.

No

Choose No if you do not wish to have individual volunteer names and their service totals appear on the report. When you select no, the report includes only the service totals for the Site, Place, Assignment, or Type, depending on how you organize the report. This option does not appear if you organize the report by volunteer.

Only if they have service to report

Choose Only if they have service to report if you want to list just the volunteers who have one or more service entries during the selected month(s). Volunteers who had no service during the month(s) are not listed.

Even if they do not have service to report

Choose this option if you want to list volunteers even if they have no service during the month(s) selected for the report.

If you organize the report by Site, Place, or Assignment, you must choose the Roles for which you want to include volunteers if they do not have any service to report. For example, choose 'Assigned' if you want the report to list volunteers whose role in a given Site, Place, or Assignment is Assigned, even if they do not have any service to report during the selected month(s). On the other hand, you would not choose 'Former' if you did not want the report to list volunteers whose role in a given Site, Place, or Assignment is Former and they do not have any service to report during the month(s) selected.

Sort volunteers by

Choose Name if you want volunteers listed alphabetically by last and first name. Choose PIN to list volunteers numerically according to their volunteer number. Choose Login name if you want volunteers listed alphabetically by their login name. Choosing PIN or login name does not automatically cause the report to include the PIN or login name fields, however you can add either of these fields to the report on the Fields window when you create or modify the report.

White space

Choose More if you would like the report to include blank rows after each volunteer and other report break points. Choosing more white space may cause the report to have more pages, but it is generally easier to read. Choose Less if you do not want the report to include blank lines after each volunteer and at other report break points. Choosing less white space may cause the report to have fewer pages, but it is generally more difficult to read.

Totals

Check Grand totals at the bottom if you want the report to include a grand total for each column at the end of the report.

Page breaks

Check Start a new page for... if you would like the report to start each new item on a new page. This option is tied to the way you organize the report. For example, if you organize the report volunteer, you can make the report start each volunteer on a new page. Inserting page breaks is useful if you want to distribute individual sections of the report to others.

When you're finished choosing the options for your report click Next to continue to the next step.