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User-Assigned Importance
Ratings of Data Reporting and Data Security Features
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User-Assigned Importance Ratings
of Data Reporting and Data Security Features
In part of the second section of the questionnaire,
respondents were asked to rate the level of importance they would assign
to a number of data reporting and data security features. The number
of respondents who gave ratings of "Important" or "Extremely Important"
are summarized in the table below. To view complete statistics of
all ratings assigned by respondents to these questions, click
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| Feature & Original
Survey Question |
Rated
"Important" |
Rated
"Extremely Important" |
| 2.01
Able to provide reporting of any data or any combination of data in the
database. |
21/68
(30.9%) |
40/68
(58.8%) |
| 2.02
Able to define and create the format for standard reports. |
28/68
(41.2%) |
26/68
(38.2%) |
2.03
Able to copy the format of one report to another in order to save time
in report
generation. |
25/68
(36.8%) |
29/68
(42.6%) |
| 2.04
Able to store compiled reports so that report can be reprinted without
recompiling. |
23/68
(33.8%) |
28/68
(41.2%) |
| 2.05
Able to print an electronic file as well as print a hard copy. |
26/68
(38.2%) |
25/68
(36.8%) |
| 2.06
Able to download data to standard PC software packages (e.g. Crystal Reports,
Excel, QuattroPro, MSAccess, SPSS). |
32/68
(47.1%) |
21/68
(30.9%) |
2.07
Able to restrict access to modules, and actions performed within modules
(e.g. View
Only, Add, Change,
Delete), based on a user's authorization level. |
22/68
(32.4%) |
15/68
(22.1%) |
| 2.08
Able to track viewings and changes made to all database fields, specifically,
date and time changed, old value, new value and person who made the change. |
36/68
(52.9%) |
9/68
(13.2%) |
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The following features and attributes received
an "Extremely Important" rating from more than 40% of respondents:
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At 58.8% of respondents, it is clear that
a significant majority of users value great flexibility in the reporting
of any data or combination of data held within the application's
database.
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A significant number of users also value the
the ability to copy the format of reports to other custom reports.
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Over 40% of respondents also placed a high
value on the ability to store compiled reports so that they could be quickly
reprinted without recompiling (since the compilation process can
take significant amounts of time in larger systems).
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Related to this is the fact that close to
the same number of respondents (although less than 40%) greatly valued
the ability to print reports to an electronic file. Electronic files
could easily be reprinted later, or used to e-mail reports to others.
To read more
about how respondents rated the importance of various other features which
apply to all or specified functional areas of nutrition and foodservice
management, click on the links below.
Rating
of Features Which Apply to
All Major
Functional Areas of
Nutrition and
Foodservice Management
Rating of Features
Which Apply to
Specified
Functional Areas of
Nutrition and
Foodservice Management
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