[consulting] a clients needs good reporting software to use with Drupal -- any suggestions?

[Kevin Stanek]

depends on how complex reporting needs are, but why not just create some
simple PHP (using GDChart) "pages" within Drupal?

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Sam Cohen <sam at samcohen.com> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I have a nonprofit client -- with limited budget -- that has a need to
> collect a lot of data on their constituents around the country.
>
> Drupal is perfect for collecting this data, but here's the catch.  They
> need the ability to generate reports based on this data, such as graphic
> representations, things Views doesn't do.
>
> I told them they'd be able to export a spreadsheet and then run reports,
> but they want the ability to run reports and crunch numbers right form the
> site.
>
> Have any of you run into this or have any suggestions?  I'm wondering if
> there might be some third party options that I may be able to integrate.  Or
> perhaps some sort of software that I can install on the server that can read
> right from the database (of course, I'd have to teach it CCK logic)
>
> Or if there's a non-drupal solution that anyone knows of, that would be
> helpful too.
>
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
>
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