Reports
Create reusable Metrics Reports to analyze Cases, Evidence, Storage, QA, Acquisitions, Time Entries, and other operational data across Monolith.
The Reports page provides organization-wide Metrics Reports for understanding work recorded across Monolith.
Metrics Reports can help teams review workload, activity, data volume, workflow composition, quality assurance activity, time usage, and other operational information across multiple Cases and records.
Reports are built from the information your organization records in Monolith. Consistent use of fields such as Case Types, Evidence Types, Progress, assignments, Evidence sizes, Acquisition sizes, QA information, and Time Entries provides more meaningful reporting results.
View Reports
The Reports page displays Metrics Reports that you have access to based on your Monolith permissions.
The report list can include information such as:
Report Name
Report ID
Category
Created By
Created On
Standard Monolith table controls can also be used to search, filter, choose visible columns, and export information from the report list.
See Tables and Query Filter for more information about working with Monolith tables.
Create a Metrics Report
Select New Report to create a Metrics Report.
Each report requires:
Report Name — a recognizable name for the report.
Report Category — determines which area of Monolith will be analyzed.
Report Parameters — determines which records should be included.
Available report categories include:
Cases - Overview
Evidence - Overview
Storage - Overview
QA Entries - Overview
Acquisitions - Overview
Time Entries - Overview
Forensic Partner Reporting - FPR, when configured
The available parameters vary by Report Category.
Report Parameters
Metrics Reports can be narrowed to a specific portion of your organization's data before the report is created.
Common parameters include a Time Interval and category-specific filters.
Time Interval options include predefined periods and a Custom date range. Examples include:
All Time
Custom
Today
Yesterday
This Week
Last Week
This Month
Other supported reporting periods
Some Report Categories also allow you to select which date field should be used when applying the Time Interval.
For example, a Cases - Overview report can use:
Case Open Date
Case Closed Date
Last Activity Date
Other parameters depend on the type of report being created.
A Cases report, for example, may be filtered by:
Organization
Case Lead
Case Status
Case Type
An Evidence report may include:
Organization
Evidence Type
Evidence Provider
Case Lead
Case Type
Case Status
Report parameters are preserved with the Metrics Report and can be edited later.
Work With a Metrics Report
After a report is created, Monolith displays several areas of information.
Report Details
Report Details identify the report itself, including information such as:
Report ID
Report Name
Created By
Report Category
Report Parameters
Report Parameters show the criteria currently being used to calculate the report.
Select Edit to change supported parameters and recalculate the report using the updated criteria.
This allows a Metrics Report to act as a reusable reporting configuration.
For example, an organization could maintain a recurring report and update its reporting period as needed, or create separate named reports when it wants to preserve different configurations.
Metrics
The Metrics section provides headline values calculated from the matching records.
The metrics shown depend on the Report Category.
Composition
Composition sections show how the matching data is distributed across important attributes.
Composition can be displayed as:
Charts
Text
The Text view displays the underlying counts and percentages represented by the charts.
Underlying Records
Reports also provide a category-specific tab containing the records represented by the report.
For example:
Cases reports include a Cases tab.
Evidence reports include an Evidence Items tab.
Storage reports include a Storage Items tab.
QA reports include a QA Entries tab.
Acquisition reports include an Acquisitions tab.
Time reports include a Time Entries tab.
These views provide convenient access to supporting record-level information.
Available columns can be customized for at-a-glance review, although the report's Excel output may contain additional metadata beyond the columns displayed in the Monolith interface.
Save a Report
Select Save Report to create a point-in-time Microsoft Excel .xlsx output of the Metrics Report.
The Metrics Report itself remains a reusable report configuration whose parameters can continue to be edited.
A Saved Report preserves the reporting output generated at that point in time.
Saved Excel reports generally include:
Report details
Report parameters
Metrics
Composition counts and percentages
Detailed supporting records and additional metadata
Saved Reports can be downloaded or deleted from the Saved Reports tab.
Deleting the parent Metrics Report also removes access to the Saved Reports associated with it.
Cases - Overview
Cases - Overview provides organization-wide visibility into Case activity.
Available parameters can include:
Time Interval
Time Dimension
Organization
Case Lead
Case Status
Case Type
Headline metrics can include:
Cases
Evidence Items
Organizations
Acquisition Total
Evidence Total
Average Close Rate
Case Composition can break the matching Cases down by:
Case Type
Case Status
Case Progress
Organization
The Cases tab provides supporting Case records with information such as Case Number, Case Name, Client, Organization, dates, Case Lead, Status, Type, Progress, and other available fields.
Use this report when you want to understand overall caseload, workflow distribution, Case composition, or the Evidence and Acquisition volume associated with a group of Cases.
Evidence - Overview
Evidence - Overview provides metrics about Evidence Items recorded in Monolith.
Available parameters can include:
Time Interval
Organization
Evidence Type
Evidence Provider
Case Lead
Case Type
Case Status
Headline metrics include:
Evidence Items
Evidence Capacity
Acquired Data
Evidence Capacity represents the combined size recorded on the matching Evidence Items.
Acquired Data represents the combined size of Acquisitions associated with those Evidence Items.
Evidence Composition includes:
Evidence Types
Evidence Brands
Evidence Progress
Software Used
The Evidence Items tab provides record-level information, while the Excel output can include additional Evidence metadata such as:
Evidence Number
Case Number
Case Name
Created and Intake dates
UUID
Type
Locations
Progress
Brand
Item Name
Model and Serial Number
Size
Received By and Received From
Office
Linked Contact
Client and Organization
Description
Other supported Evidence fields and Custom Field values
Use this report when you want to understand the volume and types of Evidence your organization handles, how much Evidence capacity is being recorded, how much data is being acquired, where Evidence sits in the workflow, or which forensic software is being used.
Storage - Overview
Storage - Overview provides metrics about Storage Items created during the selected reporting period.
Available parameters can include:
Time Interval
Storage Type
Storage Size
Storage Brand
Storage Model
Headline metrics include:
New Storage Items
Data on New Items
Storage Composition includes:
Storage Types
Storage Brands
Storage Sizes
The Storage Items tab and Saved Report provide supporting information about the matching media, including available Storage, Case, Client, location, capacity, and other metadata.
Use this report when you want visibility into storage media being introduced into your environment, the capacity represented by those items, and the types or sizes of media your organization is using.
QA Entries - Overview
QA Entries - Overview provides metrics about Quality Assurance activity recorded in Monolith.
Available parameters can include:
Time Interval
Examiner
Reviewer
Issue Type
Status
Headline metrics can include:
QA Entries
Cases
QA Entries per Case
Evidence Items
QA Entries per Evidence Item
QA Entry Composition can include:
Examiners
QA Issue Types
QA Checklists
QA Checklist Groups
The QA Entries tab provides supporting review information such as:
Examiner
Reviewer
Case Number
Case Name
Evidence Number
Issue Type
Resolution status
QA Item
QA Checklist
Details
Resolution
Notes
Use this report to understand QA volume, the review processes being used, and trends in the kinds of QA issues being documented.
See QA Checklist Items and QA Issue Types for information about configuring your organization's Quality Assurance workflow.
Acquisitions - Overview
Acquisitions - Overview provides metrics about forensic data acquisitions recorded in Monolith.
Available parameters include:
Time Interval
Acquisition Status
Headline metrics can include:
Total Acquisitions
Acquisition Total
Average Data per Month
Earliest Acquisition
Latest Acquisition
Acquisition Composition includes:
Acquisition Types
Acquisition Formats
Software
Acquired By
The Acquisitions tab provides supporting information about individual acquisition records.
Saved Reports can include additional fields such as:
Image Name
Evidence Number
Case Number
Case Name
Format
Size
Method
Acquisition Date
Acquired By
Software and Version
Storage Number
Hash information
Linked Contact
Notes
Related Evidence information
Client and Organization
Use this report to understand acquisition throughput, data volume, collection methods, image formats, forensic software usage, and the distribution of acquisition work across users.
Time Entries - Overview
Time Entries - Overview provides metrics about time recorded through Monolith.
Available parameters can include:
Time Interval
Time Dimension
Invoiced status
Time Entry Category
User
Headline metrics include:
Entries
Total Time
Total Categories
Total Users
Total Organizations
Time Entry Composition includes:
Time Entry Categories
Invoiced status
Time Recorded by User
Time Recorded by Client Organization
The Time Entries tab provides supporting information such as Case, organization, category, user, entry date, duration, Task information, and other available Time Entry fields.
Use this report to understand how time is being recorded across the organization, how work is distributed between users or activity categories, and how recorded time relates to clients or invoicing workflows.
See Time Entry Categories and Tasks for more information about recording and categorizing time in Monolith.
Forensic Partner Reporting - FPR
The Forensic Partner Reporting - FPR report supports organizations participating in the United States Secret Service Forensic Partner reporting workflow.
This report is available when the Forensic Partner Reports integration has been configured.
FPR reporting includes specialized parameters, metrics, reporting categories, supporting Case and Evidence information, and an Excel output structured for the Forensic Partner reporting workflow.
Because FPR contains additional configuration and reporting requirements beyond the standard Monolith Metrics Reports, see Integrations for information about enabling and configuring Forensic Partner Reports.
Choosing a Report
Use the Report Category that corresponds to the information you want to understand:
Cases - Overview
Caseload, Case Types, Statuses, Progress, organizations, and related Evidence or Acquisition volume
Evidence - Overview
Evidence volume, capacity, acquired data, Types, Brands, Progress, and software usage
Storage - Overview
New Storage Items, capacity, media Types, Brands, and Sizes
QA Entries - Overview
QA volume, Issue Types, checklists, and review activity
Acquisitions - Overview
Acquisition throughput, data volume, methods, formats, software, and work distribution
Time Entries - Overview
Recorded hours, work categories, users, organizations, and invoicing status
Forensic Partner Reporting - FPR
Specialized USSS Forensic Partner reporting
Getting Better Reporting Results
Metrics Reports reflect the information recorded throughout Monolith.
Consistent data entry makes Analytics substantially more useful.
Depending on the reports your organization relies on, this may include consistently recording:
Case Types and Statuses
Case and Evidence Progress
Case Leads and other assignments
Evidence Types and manufacturers
Evidence sizes
Acquisition sizes, formats, methods, and software
Storage Item details
QA activity
Time Entries and Categories
Clients and Organizations
Organizations can use these reports to build recurring operational views and better understand how work moves through the lab or team over time.
For reporting needs that require a different level of detail, Monolith also supports filtered table exports and programmatic access through the API.
Permissions
Access to Metrics Reports is controlled through Monolith user permissions.
Permissions determine whether a user can perform supported actions such as viewing, creating, updating, or deleting Metrics Reports.
Available report data is also subject to the information and records the user is permitted to access within Monolith.
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