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Displaying constantly updating graphs (on a big LCD display) that can support basic interaction

We've developed a web-based database and reporting solution for a factory (let's assume they manufacture widgets). They capture data routinely every hour as and when their widgets are completed. ...
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What is the best solution to visually showcase regional date comparisons

Currently, I have a bar graph that summarizes 3 regions based on a specific date range (eg: Jan 03, 2012 - Jan 31, 2012) Each region is based statistically by a couple of factors, the main one being ...
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Report page with data table and chart

I have the following report: The report will be viewed in desktop and mobile (tablet) browsers Clicking on the category title (eg. Pizzas), the data is collapsed or expanded. Now I need to insert ...
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Aggregate Information v.s Detailed Information

Backgound I am managing a LMS (Learning Management System) system which provide the user with the ability to create courses with a curriculum. A curriculum within a course might include different ...
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How many reports options to present to the user of an iPhone app?

I have created a Mood tracking app for iPhone, and the user can keep track of the user's moods and (optionally) take pictures to associate with moods. I've used a similar app for a few months and ...
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Interesting ways you can provide a client with feedback from user testing?

User testing reports are often pages long, lets face it how often do clients actually read this. What interesting ways can you share the results of user testing?
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Navigation that doesn't update the whole page

I have a site that is a reporting UI, where the primary navigation is between products and their reports. So in the example below, LOREM IPSUM and DOLOR SIC are products, and Pellentesque, Nullam and ...
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typography standards for presenting web based online reports?

Should the online reports, developed either for internal or external purposes, follow a standard representation method? like, fonts, font size , color of text for heading and body,placement of graphs ...
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Admin interfaces for reporting data

I am trying to design how an assigned administrator for a web app that manages students and audiobooks, can generate a report to view the data in longituginal graph. The admin can either view ...
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How to handle multi-level same-type hierarchical structures and aggregations

This is not a pure development- or UI-question, rather a 'behavioral' question but I don't seem to find the correct StackExchange group to post it. So please don't down-vote me if this question is ...
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best way to represent horizontal reports?

i need to display reports with various fields, column wise. The length of each column could go along 50px appx. So , the overall report length would go upto 2k-3k px , since i need to display them in ...
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Implement gamification on Time reporting to minimize late reports?

A company is having trouble getting its employees to report time of their working hours. The time reporting is the source for invoicing the company's customers and it has to be done in time. To deal ...
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Label alignment for report fields

I've seen information that indicates that top aligned labels are more efficient for input forms. Does the same concept apply to labels on reports? Is top aligned better, or is it better to use ...
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What's the best resource for designing good reports?

I working with SQL Reporting Services and I build reports on a weekly or monthly basis. I'd like to present the information to them in the best manner possible, not just a grid of numbers. I've used a ...
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Which software do you use to write your reports?

I've been writing reports for a long while using Microsoft Word. Now I'm getting really tired of it. I'm looking for something more "automatic" where I have to format my report only once, then ...
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Help with expert reviews

I am reviewing a client website. Usually I will find plenty wrong and will be able to highlight issues and recommend solutions. The problem with this particular project is that the website is actually ...