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Reporting

There are three parts to Sitecore’s reporting infrastructure:

  • The Reporting database, which is populated by the interaction aggregation pipeline.

  • A Reporting API, which is used by the Content Management server to populate Experience Analytics reports.

  • The Reporting Service, which is an optional but recommended core role that sits in between clients and the reporting database.

There are three ways to access the Reporting database:

  • Use T-SQL directly.

  • Use the Reporting API without a Reporting Service, in which case the request is sent directly to SQL via a provider

  • Use the Reporting API with a Reporting Service, in which case the request is sent over HTTPS

In a Sitecore context, it is strongly recommended that you use the Reporting API. Configuration determines whether the request is sent to a dedicated Reporting Service server or goes directly to the reporting database. Refer to the guide to see how reporting fits into the platform as a whole.

xConnect and reporting

Reporting is not a function of xConnect and reporting functionality is not part of the xConnect Client API. However, the xConnect Client API is used to populate parts of the Experience Profile.