Report Training
Reports
There are individual permissions for each report. You may or may not have access to all of them. This training module will cover all of them but your needs may vary depending on your job responsibilities.
Access Denied Report
The Access Denied Report is typically used to diagnose issues with a Person's access rights. The report provides information about the time, place and reason for a denial of entry. When you run the report you are given different options to filter the report to certain causes and/or to specific Portals and Floor Stops. These filters can be useful for pinpointing a reported issue with a Person's credential or ability to enter a certain area.
Name | Description |
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Date/Time | The date and the time of the denied access request. |
Facility | The physical building where the denied access event happened. |
Portal/Elevator | The name of the Reader or Floor Stop that denied entry. |
External Card # | The full card number including facility code, if applicable. |
Internal Card # | The number encoded in the card. |
Recognized | This field indicated whether the card is associated with a person or not. |
Reason | The reason why the request for entry was denied. |
Last Name | The last name of the person attempting to gain entry. |
First Name | The first name of the person attempting to gain entry. |
Affiliation | The name of the organization the person is associated with. Typically an Occupancy, Vendor or company of a Visitor. |
The email address of the person attempting to gain entry. |
Denials by Time of Day
The Denial by Time of Day graph is added to allow you to pinpoint the times of day when the most unsuccessful requests for entry are occurring. The graph has been particularly useful in identifying the requests to enter outside of typical work hours.

Top 5 Portals
The Top 5 Portals by Count graph is particularly useful when trying to find out where the most unsuccessful requests are occurring. Using this portion of the report you are quickly able to see the restricted areas people are trying to get into the most. This information can then be used to fine-tune the access right of the system or identify an area that might be targeted by would-be trespassers.

Denial by Reason
The Denial by Reason pie chart can be useful for fine-tuning access right of the system. For example, if the most denials are being caused by Invalid Time of Day, it may be prudent to try and ease some of the Access Levels to allow earlier access.

Access Level Report
The Access Level report gives a great overview of all of the Access Levels you have access to in the System. This report will return information on the Access Levels but also who the Access Level is assigned to.
Name | Description |
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Point Type | Specifies if the access point is a Reader or a Floor Stop. |
Point Name | The name of the Reader or Floor Stop. |
Schedule | The Schedule currently being used to determine access rights. |
Assigned To | This tells who has the Access Level assigned to them. |
System | Name of the access control system. |
Company Name | The name of the Person's Occupancy or Vendor. |
Type | This field indicates if the Person is an Occupant, Vendor or Integrator. |
The email of the Person. | |
Phone | The phone number of the Person. |
Last Modified By | This field reports who last changed the Access Level. |
Last Modified | This field indicates the date and time of the most recent change to the Person's Access Level. |
Access Level Description
The Access Level Description details all of the Floor Stop and the Readers associated with the Access Level. The report will also show the schedules that are assign to each of the Readers and Floor Stops. This report can also be used to investigate changes that may have been made to an Access Level, using the "Last Modified By" column.

Access Level Assignment
Knowing what devices are associated with the Access Level is only half the battle. The second section of the report will detail which People are assigned the Access Level. This can be incredibly useful for tracking down issues with unwanted entry into a certain area.

Creating the Report
Access Report
The Access Report is an important tool for identifying who has access to specific points in the System. If there was an incident in a secured area, you would want to run the Access Report to identify all of the People who access to the area and when.
Name | Description |
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Name | The name of the Portal or Floor Stop |
First Name | The first name of the person who has access rights to the specified Portal or Floor Stop |
Last Name | The last name of the person who has access rights to the specified Portal or Floor Stop |
Company | The name of the company that is being viewed in the report |
Schedule | The schedule that is currently granting the user the right to access the Portal or Floor Stop |
Creating the Report
- Log in and navigate to Access Report. Main Menu-> Reports-> Access Report
- Use the
or the
button to open the Portals or Floor Stop selection dialog.
- Enter the search criteria as needed to find the Portals and Floor Stops you wish to view in the report.
- Note: All Floor Stops and Portals MUST be from the same System. Any Portals and Floor Stops that do not match will be removed from the list automatically.
- Select each Portal or Floor Stop and click the
button to move them from the unselected list to the selected list or use the
button to move every selection from the unselected list ot the selected list.
- The
button will deselect everything selected so far and the
button allows you to deselect them individually.
- The
button will undo your last action and the
button will reverse the undo.
- The
- Next, select the format you want the report in, either PDF or Excel spreadsheet.
- When finished use the
button to generate the report.
Alarm Report
Audit Report
The Report
The Audit Report will feel familiar to other reports in BluSKY.
Name | Description |
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First Name | The person's first name. |
Last Name | The person's last name. |
Category | What sort of thing was changed. |
Date | The time the change occurred. |
Action | Whether the entry was Inserted,Updated or Deleted. |
Description | A brief accounting of what happened in the change. |
Creating the Report
- Log in and navigate to Audit Report. Main Menu-> Reports-> Audit Report
- Select the People or Roles you want to audit.
- Note: Once a System, Facility or Occupancy is selected, you will be able to choose all from the System, Facility or Occupancy respectively.
- Note: Once selected, entries will appear in the Selected field.
- Optional: Specify the type of User Activities you want to audit.
- Tip: If you are looking just a few specific actions, use the reset link to deselect all and select the ones you want.
- Optional: Select the period of time for the report. By default it is set to one day in the past.
- Optional: Select the format you want the report in, either PDF or Excel spreadsheet.
- When finished click the
button to generate the report.
Delegates Report
The Delegates Report provides information about the delegation of certain points to different Occupants. Delegation helps large multi-tenant facilities distribute the administration of the access control system to the people who have an Occupancy in the Facility. The Delegates Report will provide information about which Occupancies have the ability to assign which Floor Stop or Readers.
Name | Description |
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System | Name of the access control system. |
Type | If the point delegated is a Floor Stop or Card Reader |
Delegated Item | The name of the delegated Portal or Floor Stop |
Delegate Recipient | Name of the Customer/Vendor or Occupant that receives the delegated point. |
Delegate Type | Whether the recipient is a Customer/Vendor or Occupant |
Date Inserted | The date this entry was added to BluSky. |
Inserted By | The name of the login who created this entry in BluSKY. |
Date Updated | The date this entry was last updated. |
Updated By | Who make the last update to this entry. |
Date Deleted | The date this entry was disabled or deleted from BluSky. |
Deleted By | Name of person who disabled this entry. |
Expected Visitor Report
The Expected Visitor Report is a popular tool for buildings that have visitor management capabilities. This report can be used to make projection expected visitors and ensure that staff is in place to handle surges in visitors. The report also helps prepare the person that will be admitting visitors into the system. For example, as a security guard, I would run the report at the beginning of my shift. From the report, I would be able to schedule patrols for the time least likely to affect the check-in process. Also, with this information I would be able to prepare the appropriate badges and assign card numbers, ensuring a welcoming and inviting experience for the visitors.
Name | Description |
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Time Expected | The time the guest is expected to arrive at the Facility. |
Visitor Type | The type of Visitor expected. |
Guests | |
Last Name | The last name of the Visitor. |
First Name | The first name of the Visitor. |
Affiliation | Usually where the Visitor is coming from. |
Phone | The phone number of the Visitor. |
The email address of the Visitor | |
Host | |
Last Name | The last name of the Host. |
First Name | The first name of the Host. |
Affiliation | The name of the Host's Occupancy |
Phone | The phone number of the Host. |
The email address of the Host. | |
Group | The name of the group associated with the Visitor. |
Access Level | The name of the Visitor Access Level that has been assigned to the Visitor. |
Floor | The floor the Visitor is expected to be visiting. |
Visitor by Time of Day
The Visitor by Time of Day chart breaks down the flow of expected Visitors. This can be used to help determine the best way to staff the a reception desk.

Visitor by Type
The Visitor by Type chart will break down the types of expected visitors.

Top 5 Groups
The Top 5 Groups section breaks down the expected visitors by their group for the specified period of the report. When certain groups need special accommodations the Top 5 Groups section can prepare the security staff ahead of time.

Creating the Report
- Log in and navigate to Expected Visitor Report. Main Menu-> Reports-> Expected Visitor Report
- Use the System drop down to pick the correct System for he report.
- Select the correct Facility or leave set to <Any>.
- Select the Occupancy or leave set yo <Any> for a list from all Occupancies.
- Use the From and To field to limit the time interval you wish to run the report for by clicking the
icon.
- Use the Visitor Type field to input all of the user types you want to run the report for.
- Note: Clicking in the white space will display the list of possible Visitor Types.
- Next, select the format you want the report in, either PDF or Excel spreadsheet.
- When finished use the
button to generate the report.
Person Activity Report
The Person Activity Report can be used to track someone movement through a building. We hope that you will never need to check in on your employees but in the case you do, this report can provide valuable insight into someone's movement through the Facility. For example, one of our customers had an issue with an employee constantly being away from their desk. Using the report, the customer was able to see a pattern of frequent breaks and steps were taken to correct the issue.
Name | Description |
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Person | The name of the person who requested access at a Reader. |
Card number | The card number used associated with the Person using the Reader. |
Location | The place where the Person used their card |
Time | The date and time of the access request. |
Access Granted | This field displays either true or false, depending on whether the Person was allowed to proceed through the Portal or Floor Stop. |
Creating the Report
- Log in and navigate to Person Activity Report. Main Menu-> Reports-> Person Activity Report
- Select the Person or People to run the report against.
- Enter search criteria as needed. Once a System, Facility or Occupancy is selected, a new selection type will become available. This new type allows you to select all people of that Occupancy, System or Facility. (Fig 1.)
- Select each Person and click the
button to move them from the unselected list to the selected list or use the
button to move everyone from the unselected list ot the selected list. Note: You will not be able to select people individually and use the special selection types. (Fig 2.)
- The
button will deselect everyone selected so far and the
button allows you to deselect them individually.
- The
button will undo your last action and the
button will reverse the undo action.
- The
- When finished, click the
button to select the People and close the Person selector.


- Select the Portals and/or the Floors by clicking on the
or the
button.


- If you are only looking to generate a report during a period of time of time, you may do so by specifying the time in the From and To fields.
- Select the format you want the report in, either PDF or Excel spreadsheet.
- When finished use the
button to generate the report.
Person Status Report
The Person Status Report provides information about a Person's status in the System. The report will detail information about the Person's access rights, their status in the system, their Occupancy and other audit information. This report can be particularly useful when making auditing a Person's record.
Name | Description |
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Name | Name of the User. |
AC System | Name of the access control system.. |
Company | Name of the Facility. |
# Roles Assigned | Number of Roles the user has assigned to them. |
# Rdrs Assign | Number of Card Readers the user has assigned to them. |
# Floor Stops Assign | Number of Floor Stops the user has assigned to them. |
Badge Template | The current Badge Template assigned to the user. |
Has Photo | If the person has a photo uploaded. |
Cards Assign | The cards that are assigned to the user. |
Start Date Time | When the record becomes active.. |
End Date Time | When the record is deactivated.. |
Login Status | |
Access Status | |
Deleted | True or False depending on whether the user is deleted or not. |
Date Inserted | The date this entry was added to BluSky. |
Inserted By | The name of the login who created this entry in BluSKY. |
Date Updated | The date this entry was last updated. |
Updated By | Who make the last update to this entry. |
Date Deleted | The date this entry was disabled or deleted from BluSky. |
Deleted By | Name of person who disabled this entry. |
Creating the Report
- Log in and navigate to Person Activity Report. Main Menu-> Reports-> Person Status Report
- Select the System from the system dropdown.
- Select the Company you wish to generate the report for.
- If you are looking for a particular Person, you may specify it in the Last Name field.
- Next, select the format you want the report in, either PDF or Excel spreadsheet.
- When finished use the
button to generate the report.
Role Report
Roles are used to define who can do what in a system. The Role Report gives a high-level view of all of the Roles and which abilities they grant and to whom. Customers use the report to ensure that staffing needs are met. For example, if there was some sort of event that required additional staffing to admit visitor or schedule appointments, the Role Report could quickly give you a list of the Roles that have those permissions and the people that could carry out this duty.
Visitor Arrival Report
The Visitor Arrival Report provides the information most helpful for managing a facility with visitor management. This report shows important information about the visitor information, the host and the time of the visit. When running the report you are also given the option to filter the results to a particular visitor type or specific time period. Our customers use the Visitor Arrival Report to ensure that the proper procedure is followed and to monitor the status of the visitor in the Facility.
Name | Description |
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Time Arrived | The time and date the Visitor arrived at the Facility. |
Check-in | The time and date the Visitor was checked in at the Facility. |
Check-out | The time and date the Visitor was checked out at the Facility. |
Registered? | Yes or No depending on whether the Visitor was pre-registered. |
Guests | |
Last Name | The last name of the Visitor. |
First Name | The first name of the Visitor. |
Affiliation | Usually where the Visitor is coming from. |
Phone | The phone number of the Visitor. |
The email address of the Visitor. | |
Access Level | The name of the Access Level assigned to the Visitor. |
Floor | The Floor/s the Visitor should have access to. |
Group | The name of the Visitor |
Host | |
Last Name | The last name of the Host. |
First Name | The first name of the Host. |
Affiliation | The name of the Host's Occupancy |
Phone | The phone number of the Host. |
The email address of the Host. |
Arrivals by Time of Day
The Arrival by Time of Day portion of the report provides a visual representation of when the most Visitors arrive at the Facility. This portion of the report is most helpful when staffing visitor reception.

Visitor by Type
The Visitor by Type chart shows the ratio of the different Visitor types to one another.

Pre-Registered Status
The Pre-Registered chart gives a visual representation to the ration of pre-registered guests to unannounced visitors. Some customers have found this to be an important metric when encouraging their Occupancies to pre-register Visitors.

Top 5 Groups
The Top 5 Groups section of the Visitor Arrival report provides information about the most frequent groups visiting a Facility. This portion of the report is particular useful if different Visitor Groups need special accommodations.

Creating the Report
- Log in and navigate to Visitor Arrival Report. Main Menu-> Reports-> Visitor Arrival Report
- Click the "Please Select Occupancy" link.
- In the new dialog, select one or more Occupancy or "All Visitor in System: YourSystemName" and move them to selection portion of the form.
- Once selected, click the
button to confirm your selection.
- Use the From and To field to select a beginning and ending date of the report.
- Note: Depending on the type of query you may need to limit the date. This will help avoid a timeout from a lengthy query.
- Optional: Add or Remove Visitor Types by click in in the Visitor Type field to add or the small 'x' to remove the tag.
- Select the format you want the report in, either PDF or Excel spreadsheet.
- When finished use the
button to generate the report.
Whos In Report
The Who's In Report provides a list of all of the People in the System to recently use one of their credentials. The report will show where their last request for entry was made and at which time. This report can be very useful to estimate everyone that was in the a Facility at a specific time.
Name | Description |
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Type | This field identifies the type of Person. Typically an Occupant, Vendor or Visitor. |
Name | The first and last name of the Person. |
Company | The organization that is responsible for the Person. |
Location | (Feature Available Soon) |
The email address of the Person. | |
Phone | The phone number of the Person. |
Last Card Activity | The time and date of the most recent card swipe. |
Last Card Location | The last Reader that read the Person's Card. |
Creating the Report
- Log in and navigate to Who's In Report. Main Menu-> Reports-> Who's In Report
- Select the System from the system drop-down menu.
- If needed specify the Occupant or Facility.
- Specify the time period you wish to run the report.
- If you wish to view only card swipes at perimeter points, set the Door Type In to perimeter.
- If out readers are configured and you to see only exterior perimeter readers, select perimeter from the Door Type Out drop down menu.
- Use the Order By drop down to select how you want the results displayed.
- When finished use the
button to generate the report.
- Next, the CSV file will be downloaded.
- Login to Google Drive using a Gmail account. (Create one if not available)
- Drop the CSV file into the Google Drive.
- Once uploaded, right click the file in the Google Drive and select the open with Google Sheets to get an Excel format.