Building Custom Reports That Matter

Start With the Question, Not the Chart

The most useful reports start life as a question someone in your organization actually needs answered — "Which cohorts are falling behind on certification?" or "Where do learners drop off in onboarding?" — rather than a chart type. Write the question down first; it will decide everything else.

Choosing the Right Dimensions

Every Sereni LRS report is built from the same underlying xAPI properties, which is why statement quality decides what you can report on. Pick dimensions that map directly to your question:

• actor — for learner or cohort-level views
• verb — for engagement and completion behaviour
• object / activity — for course and content performance
• context.registration — for session and attempt-level analysis
• timestamp — for trends over time

Templates vs. Custom Layouts

Start from a built-in template when your question is common — completion, pass rates, engagement — and switch to a fully custom layout when you need to combine multiple dimensions into a single operational view for stakeholders. The analytics workspace is where both live.

Sharing and Scheduling Reports

Once a report earns its place on someone's weekly review, save it, schedule it, and export it as CSV, Excel, or PDF so it reaches the right inbox automatically — no manual pulls required.