{"id":8650,"date":"2022-10-26T16:10:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T14:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/?p=8650"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:27:18","slug":"business-intelligence-reporting-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/business-intelligence-reporting-features","title":{"rendered":"Tips for better business intelligence reports on Beebole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You may already know that Beebole offers the most flexible, customizable timesheet reports<\/svg><\/span><\/a> of any employee time tracking software. Create configurable tables, charts, and graphs on employee hours, overtime, projects, budgets, profit margins, costs, and much more. Build and save as many time tracking reports as you need and create a personalized KPI dashboard. Your time data is a treasure trove of information that can be used to build valuable business intelligence reports. But, there are some aspects of Beebole reports that you may not know about and are yet to take advantage of. Let’s take a look at some of our lesser-known reporting features that may come in handy for you and your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the ways you can export your team’s time data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Exporting reports is among the most requested and used reporting features, but we still find that many users don’t know about all the ways you can export a time tracking report. At Beebole, we firmly believe that you<\/em> are the owner of your data and should have total control over it, which is one of the reasons why we currently offer exports in four different formats: as a pdf, csv, Google Drive spreadsheet, or to Microsoft OneDrive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Export reports<\/a> as a pdf, csv, Google Drive spreadsheet, or to Microsoft OneDrive.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To export, simply run a report and then click on the corresponding icon in the Reports<\/em> module. Note that the Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive exports are only available to Google Suite and Microsoft email users, respectively. You can also export data from the Chart & Table<\/em> module as a csv by clicking the icon in the bottom right corner of the module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I generate several reports to look at timesheet data and easily export them to Excel.<\/div>\n
\n Robert P. , \n Bookkeeper at Apex Analytics <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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A complete and flexible tool. I really appreciate the great flexibility in creating custom fields, the ability to make changes at any time, and the speed in processing reports. Since adopting Beebole, our reporting speed has increased significantly. The margins of error have decreased and our database is always up to date!<\/div>\n
\n Donatella T. , \n CAO at Tozzi e Associati <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Quick, efficient, and reliable! The reporting function is easy to use. I can’t stress enough the flexibility of the reporting functions. As someone who does daily reporting on timesheets per project, this cuts my delivery time in half.<\/div>\n
\n Maria H. , \n Data analysis administrator at Flotation Energy <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking to further analyze or manage your time tracking data, or even to automate and share a weekly timesheet report<\/strong>, don’t forget you can also use the free Google Sheets add-on<\/a> or Microsoft Excel add-in<\/a>. Both are a great way to take your business intelligence reports to the next level, create automations, and consolidate your employee timesheet data with other data sources. You can also learn more about working with your time data in Excel in our tutorials series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Use Beebole’s integrations with Excel<\/svg><\/span><\/a> and Google Sheets<\/svg><\/span><\/a> for greater customization.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In general, various types of time tracking integrations<\/a> can be a huge plus when it comes to running the right reports and understanding your data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n <\/svg>\n\n \n \n <\/svg>\n\n

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In fast-moving industries, waiting on static reports is the fastest way to lose control of your projects and your margins<\/strong>. While some companies drown in outdated spreadsheets, Sports Information Services (SIS)<\/strong> runs its entire software development and PMO operations with Beebole\u2014giving leadership real-time visibility into costs, budgets, and staff availability.<\/p>\n

With Beebole, SIS can:
\ud83d\ude80 Track project costs in real time instead of after the fact
\ud83d\ude80 Forecast with confidence using accurate, up-to-date data
\ud83d\ude80 Spot resource bottlenecks before they impact delivery
\ud83d\ude80 Empower managers with the insights they need to act fast<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let slow reporting keep your business in the dark\u2014SIS shows what\u2019s possible when time data becomes business intelligence.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Read the case study\n \n \n \n <\/svg>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Present business intelligence reports in full screen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may be exporting reports for presentations or to share with clients and colleagues, but there is another quick and easy way to present a time report without having to leave the Beebole dashboard. To view charts and graphs in full screen, just click the arrow icon in the top right corner of the Chart & Table<\/em> module<\/a>. What’s more, charts are still fully interactive and editable in full screen, so you can filter and drill down while presenting<\/strong>. This seemingly simple feature makes it that much easier to explore and collaborate on reports in meetings and presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have used Beebole for over five years, and it is the backbone of our consulting business. It provides an intuitive interface for timesheets, but also allows us to drill down into whats happening in the business with an array of reporting options. As our business has grown, Beebole has provided us with the tools that we need. Highly recommend this product.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n Andrew H. , \n Director & Consultant at Phobos Consulting <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Smooth, intuitive, lightweight, but surprisingly deep. I can be in and out in seconds. That being said, when I do have time to dig into the reporting or other features, I am pleasantly surprised.<\/div>\n
\n Avery C. , \n Principal consultant at Covalence <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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I have been using Beebole for the last 10 years and I love how it’s simple and quick to use. Their report tool is very useful for annual summary.<\/div>\n
\n Dominic H. , \n Co-founder at JoliYeti <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

Run reports in days or hours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We all learned in grade school that choosing the correct unit for what you want to measure is key. You probably don’t have a good sense of how far 6 million centimeters is, because centimeters isn’t an appropriate unit of measurement for this much distance. The same can be said for time reports. Depending on what you are looking to measure, reports of hours worked can become confusing and useless when run for an extended period of time. For example, it may not be as helpful to know that an employee has worked 520 hours as it is to know they’ve worked 65 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To run reports using days rather than hours, define the number of hours per working day in your schedule settings. This feature is also helpful if you want to require employees to track a certain number of hours per day. Then, simply add a Days column to any of your reports using the drop-down list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Filter reports using groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Beebole, groups can be used to create categories to further organize employees, companies, projects, etc., and to add conditions to your business intelligence reports. Groups are usually things like departments, office branches, employee types, etc. and account administrators can create them using the Groups Settings module on the Settings page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To use groups in reports, start by clicking on “Add a group to filter data” and select a group folder or any specific group within a folder. Create AND\/OR conditions by clicking on the group box and selecting the condition and group you would like to add. Repeat the process to add as many groups and conditions as you’d like<\/strong>. For example, you can create a report that includes everyone in Sales and Marketing from the UK or<\/em> USA office who is also<\/em> a Senior Consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is just one example of how you can use groups to filter reports, but we have been amazed by how some Beebole users have used groups to add literally dozens of dimensions to their timesheet reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add steps to charts for more detail and insight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can add a remarkable amount of detail to your charts and tables and really dive deep into your time tracking data using steps. Once you’ve configured a report using the Chart & Table<\/em> module, add and customize additional layers of information to view data in greater detail. To add steps to a chart or table, or to modify the conditions of a step, just click “Change this report”. Then, you can edit each step or click “Add a step to drill down” to add another layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Add and customize unlimited “steps” in your Beebole charts.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you are viewing a report of hours worked per client, you may click on a client to view the hours worked on each project for said client, then click a project to see the hours worked by each employee for said project, and finally click on an employee to see the weekly profit ratio of their work on said project over time. This is one example of how you can use steps, but the possibilities for nested reports are endless<\/strong>. If you need help building the perfect report, don’t hesitate to contact us using the chat icon in your dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have found the tool very effective in creating monthly reports for team leads and finance. Also, applying some post-processing (by means of a spreadsheet) is very easy thanks to all the metadata that can be added to time entries such as custom field values and groups.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n Filippo C. , \n Software project manager <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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I can’t say enough about how easy and effective Beebole is for tracking time on projects. It is incredibly powerful yet simple to use. No one wants a “solution” that takes more time than the time-saving it is supposed to provide. For tracking projects and different scopes within a project, this is the easiest and most efficient use of my time. It gives us accurate and detailed information to include with client billing.<\/div>\n
\n Philip N. , \n Owner at Philip Neumann Energy Design <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Another thing we like about Beebole is that the reporting function is very diverse. You can just add and remove columns as you need, and you just run the report and it gives you what you selected, so it\u2019s very good.<\/div>\n
\n M\u00e1ty\u00e1s P , \n Country operations manager at HungaroTrial <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The first thing is how it’s built like “Lego style” where I can build what I need by myself. I’m a former developer so I I developed for like more than 10 years my of my life and I I like to play with Google Sheet with macros with coding, and that’s why I like Beebole because it’s allowed me to do these visualizations, build different reports, and basically modify the look and feel as needed. <\/span><\/div>\n
\n Alexey Tsiunchik , \n CTO at Olsys\t <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

Are you taking advantage of business intelligence reports?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve made it this far, ask yourself: am I getting the most out of my time tracking data?<\/strong> Here, we’ve covered just a few of Beebole’s reporting features, but there is so much more you can do to unlock valuable insights and use the tool to its full potential. We are always happy to help, so please reach out to us to discuss your specific use case.<\/p>\n\n\n

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