# Open the Reporting Platform

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| <p><strong>EITHER</strong><br></p><p>On any page in the <em>Authoring Platform</em> , press the <i class="fa-bars">:bars:</i> icon to the left of the word <em>Dashboard</em> in the header. This presents a pop-up navigation menu.<br></p><p>Press <code>Reporting Platform</code> in the pop-up menu options (last item).</p> | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-764148ef009a9db88d4046bfdc79e9e72019e65b%2F99681189.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7dc549a790305c276e7af8c181125dca81f95854%2F99681188.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> |
| <p><strong>OR</strong><br></p><p>Enter the URL <code><https://authoring.ihtsdotools.org/reporting></code> directly into your web browser address bar (save the URL to your web browser bookmarks for easy retrieval if desired).</p>                                                                                             | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e3dc90d0ecfb858153dd45a2dd59edd28a46e422%2F99681190.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| The *Reporting Platform* entry view is presented, showing a `Categories` selection panel to the left, and an associated `Query List` panel to its right.                                                                                                                                                                         | <div><figure><img src="https://956592758-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FO8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9546f62253b9d91b513cd0c01141ab0aec49e34d%2F99681191.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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