- How do I create a new report?
- How do I change my report's name?
- How do I sort my report?
- What types of report templates does CQ provide?
- How do I change the way my report looks?
- How do I change the data that's in my report?
- How do I export my report?
How do I create a new report?
To create a new report, go to the Create tab, select Reports and click “New Report.” Pick what type of report you’re going to create, then hit “Choose.” You will then be prompted to select your data-entry method.
How do I change my report's name?
To rename a new report that has not yet been saved, click the report title and start typing. Your report title will be edited inline.
To rename a saved report, click the "Edit" button in the toolbar along the top of the report, then click the report title and start typing. Your report title will be edited inline.
How do I sort my report?
To sort a brand new report that has not yet been saved, click on the column titles to choose how you want to sort your report.
To sort a saved report, click the "Edit" button in the toolbar along the top of the report, then click on the column titles to choose how you want to sort your report.
What types of report templates does CQ provide?
- CQ provides different types of report templates. More report template types will be added as demand is generated, so please contact your account rep to suggest a report template type.
- Bill report: A report of bills to monitor their status and other critical information.
Member report: A report on a member or multiple members of Congress and pertinent profile information. - Vote scorecard: A report on user-selected votes by user-selected members of Congress that compares how the members' votes compare with the organizations' stance
- News report: A report of CQ News and other stories based on user-specified parameters.
- Bill fact sheet: A summary of a bill (or multiple bills) that includes legislative information like votes, amendments and related CQ News.
- Bill Compare: Bill Comparison Reports let you find differences in language between bill text documents. With this tool you can compare two versions of the same bill, two related bills, or any two bills from a previous Congress to the current Congress. You have the choice of comparing the complete text of two bills, or selected sections of two bills.
- Dates and Docs: A Dates & Documents Report will show key dates of bill actions with document links at each step. This chart includes all the information found in the Bill Chronology Report, plus links to the bill sponsor, bill text, CQ committee markup coverage, text of committee reports and floor votes from each chamber.
- Schedules Report: Build a report of scheduled events.
- Votewatch Custom Member Report: Generates a table showing the voting behaviors for the selected members.
- Votewatch Customer Vote Report: Displays the overview of voting outcomes for the selected votes.
How do I edit the way my report looks?
To edit a brand-new report’s layout and presentation, click “Change layout and fields.” Click the minus signs to remove columns from the report, or click “Add columns” to add more fields to your report. You can drag and drop the items to reorder them.
To edit a saved report’s layout and presentation, click "Edit" in the toolbar along the top of the report, then click “Change layout and fields.” Click the minus signs to remove columns from the report, or click “Add columns” to add more fields to your report. You can drag and drop the items to reorder them.
How do I change the data that's in my report?
To edit the data in your report, click “Change data.” Select your preferred data entry method, then hit “Build.” Your report will now display the new data.
How do I export my report?
To export your report as a file format, hit “Export" and select your preferred file type from the dropdown that appears. All reports can export as PDFs. Bill and vote reports can export as spreadsheets, and member and news reports can export as documents.
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