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Running Reports with Watermark Faculty Success

Last modified 7/11/2024

The Reports tab in Watermark Faculty Success allows you to run both preset reports created by Watermark Faculty Success, and create your own reports. 

Reports

  • Preset Reports

Preset reports will note Watermark Faculty Success as the creator. These reports cannot be deleted or customized, and are marked with a lock symbol. 

To run a preset report, do the following: 

  1. Navigate to: Illinois State University Watermark Faculty Success website 
  2. Log in using your ULID and password.
  3. Select the Reports tab in the top left corner of your screen.
  4. Select the preset report you would like to run, such as the Vita by Format Style (Figure 1)
  5. In the Date Range section, select the desired Start Date and End Date. Only data within this date-range will be included in the report.
  6. In the Report Options section, click on the arrow to select a Citation Style from the drop-down menu. You can choose from APA, MLA, Chicago (Manual of Style), or Bluebook.
  7. In the File Format section, click on the arrow next to File Format to select the file format from the drop-down menu, This is the file format to which the report will be exported.
    • Selecting Microsoft Word will allow you to make changes to the exported document (changes won’t affect the Digital Measures Activity Insight system data).
  8. Click the arrow next to Page Size to select either Letter or A4 from the drop-down menu.
  9. Select Run Report. A file will automatically be downloaded to your computer.
  10. To save the document, you must open the report and save the file to a desired storage location.

Figure 1:

Screenshot depicting the Vita by Format Style report option within Digital Measures

  • Custom Reports

It is recommended that you use preset reports provided by Watermark Faculty Success, but you can run a custom report with your own guidelines. 

To run a custom report, do the following:

  1. Navigate to: Illinois State University Watermark Faculty Success website 
  2. Log in using your ULID and password.
  3. Select Reports in the top left corner of your screen
  4. Select on the Create a New Report button
  5. Choose Blank Document, Vita, or Export Data
    1. It is recommended to choose Vita, which will prepopulate the information you entered in Activities.  
  6. Delete the information you do not want to include in the report by:
    1. Selecting the section you want to remove
    2. Selecting the trash icon on the right
    3. Select Delete to delete the section
  7. Select Save once you are finished
  8. Enter a name for the report
  9. Select Save
  10. Select Options under the Save button
  11. Select the font, date range, and type of file you want to create.
  12. To save the document, you must open the report and save the file to a desired storage location.

How to Get Help

Technical assistance is available through the Illinois State University Technology Support Center at: