We’re often asked at Wizard Systems what’s the best tool for creating reports from GoldMine. The answer often depends on what you want to report on, where is the data, what are you going to do with the report, who is the report for and the skills of the person either creating or running the report.
Here’s a very BASIC run down of the different report options you have for GoldMine. Please note this is a basic review and is not intended as a comprehensive comparison. The choice is always down to the user and other factors I have mentioned.
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GoldMine Report Writer |
Crystal Reports |
Dashboards |
MasterMine |
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Included with GoldMine? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (PE Only) |
Extra |
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Sample reports provided? |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create Graphs |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Print Reports |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Export Data (e.g. to Excel) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Include Data in report from other sources |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Drill Down capability |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create Mailing Labels |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Update GoldMine based on report |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Report Level security |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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How much training needed to create new reports? |
Some |
Formal Training needed |
Formal Training needed |
Some |
To find out what GoldMine reporting solution is best for you, please contact Wizard Systems.