How to Use the Custom Events Foster Returns Report

Shelterluv's custom reports give you complete control and full customization over the data you need to report on. With intelligent rules and dozens of reportable columns, you're able to get the data you need quickly.

All custom reports that you build can be saved and automated. Build the report once, save it, set up an automated schedule, and receive the report in your email inbox when you need it. You can learn more about automating custom reports here.

Click your Username > Analysis & Reports > Custom Reports to get started.

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  • Reporting

Custom Events vs. Custom Entities Reports


Shelterluv has two different types of custom reports: Events and Entities.

Your various events reports should be used to report on actions that took place, such as intakes, outcomes, completed transactions, completed medical items, etc.

Your two entities reports, Animals and Persons, should be used when you want to report on your records, such as reporting on person records that have a specific attribute or all your in custody animals that have a specific status.

Rules


Report rules are a great way to help you report on only what you need. You can think of a report rule as a filter.

For example, if you wanted only to report on female pit bulls that have been returned from foster care, you would add two rules (order does not matter):

  • Sex Matches Female
  • Primary Breed Matches Terrier, American Pit Bull

Here's what that report would look like:

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The report pictured above would give you female pit bulls who were returned from foster care within the selected date range.

There is no limit to the number of rules you can add to a report. Once you add more than one rule, you will have the option to have the report match all rules or any one rule.

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Each rule will have its own set of conditions. The conditions will be one of two types:

  1. Matches and Does Not Match
  2. For numerical values such as dates or age, the conditions will be Equal to, Greater than, Greater than or equal to, Less than, Less than or equal to, and Not equal to.

Click the Show Available Rules button below to see the available rules in the Custom Events Foster Returns Report:

  • Animal ID Animal Name
    Species Primary Breed
    Secondary Breed Sex
    Age (Months) Age Group
    Microchip Number Altered In Care
    Altered Before Arrival Size Group
    Attributes Zip Code
    Foster Return Date Foster Return Time
    Foster Return By Foster Return Person ID
    Foster Return Person Name Status upon Foster Return
    Subsequent Outcome Event Type Subsequent Outcome Date
    Subsequent Outcome Time Subsequent Outcome By
    Subsequent Outcome Person ID Subsequent Outcome Person Name
    Subsequent Outcome Partner  

Available Report Columns


Each custom report comes with its own set of pre-defined columns that you toggle on or off. The columns you see below represent all available columns for this report and additional columns cannot be added.

The Custom Events Foster Returns report has 31 columns that you can include or exclude from your report so you can get the data you need while removing unneeded columns simultaneously.

Click the Customize Report Columns Toggle to gain access to all of the available columns and adjust them as needed.

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The following columns are available for the Custom Events Foster Returns report and are all toggled on by default:

Animal ID Name
Species Primary Breed
Secondary Breed Sex
Age (Months) Age Group
Birthdate Microchip Number
Altered In Care Altered Before Arrival
Current Location Size Group
Attributes Current Weight
Zip Code Foster Return Date
Foster Return Time Foster Return By
Foster Return Person ID Foster Return Person Name
Status upon Foster Return Subsequent Outcome Event Type
Subsequent Outcome Event Subtype Subsequent Outcome Date
Subsequent Outcome Time Subsequent Outcome By
Subsequent Outcome Person ID Subsequent Outcome Person Name
Subsequent Outcome Partner