How to Generate and Interpret Badge-Related Reports in Genea
Genea provides robust reporting tools to help you manage and analyze badge-related data, including badge formats, card configurations, and user access details. This guide explains how to generate these reports and interpret the data they contain.
Overview of Badge Reporting Features
Genea offers several reporting tools to help you track and manage badge-related information:
Global User and Key Report: Displays badge formats for each user.
Activity Report: Provides details on badge activity, including predefined and actual card formats.
Data Export: Allows you to export user profile and credential data for custom reporting.
Generating Reports for Badge Formats
To create a report that shows badge formats for each user:
Navigate to the Global Overview section in Genea.
Generate a Global User and Key Report.
Apply relevant filters or export the report to view all necessary details, including the card format for each user.
Understanding Card Format Data in Reports
When reviewing reports, you may encounter predefined formats that differ from the actual card format read by the system. Here’s how to interpret this data:
The Activity Report may display a "Matched" predefined format (e.g., "35 Bit Corporate 1000") based on the controller's recognition of a similar card structure.
The authoritative value is found in the Format Name column, which shows the actual card format read (e.g., "35 Bit FC - 1444").
Predefined formats reflect matching rules in the controller and do not represent the true card format for the read event.
Exporting and Customizing Badge Data for Specific Needs
If you need to generate a report listing employees with access to a specific area along with their key card numbers:
Use the Data Export feature in the Reporting section to export user profile and credential data.
Note that Genea’s Custom Reports cannot filter by User Groups or specific card readers, nor can they output card numbers as standalone attributes.
Export the relevant user and credential fields and use an external reporting tool to combine and filter the data as needed.
Conclusion
Genea’s reporting tools provide comprehensive options for managing badge-related data. By understanding how to generate and interpret these reports, you can effectively track badge formats, card configurations, and user access details. For more advanced needs, exporting data and using external tools can help you customize reports to meet specific requirements.