Using Standard Reports

Processes contain a lot of visible and hidden information (in attributes). Generating reports is important for business users to collect and aggregate all the information on a specific topic, which is usually distributed across different processes.

Reports help to answer questions like:

• In which processes and activities are we using which IT-System?
• Who is responsible for which tasks?
• Where do we have a lot of handoffs?
• Can we reduce costs? If yes, where? 
• How much does a specific tasks cost and how long does it take?

The reporting function in SAP Signavio Process Manager is essential for companies as it offers different reports for a variety of purposes. In general, reports are important for management as a basis for decision making, for stakeholders as a basis for information and for internal/ external auditors as proof of controls. 

The following three categories comprise the reports being used frequently in practice:

The following video shows the creation of standard reports.