Reporting Studio Volunteering Explore glossary

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There's a lot of fields and measures available in Reporting Studio, which also means a lot of terms. This glossary may be a helpful guide while you're building your reports.

Dimensions are descriptive information. Measures are numerical.

Common Fields

Fields commonly used in reports.

Field Description Data Type
Currency Display Convert transactions to a selected currency string
Fiscal Year Transaction Date Date the transaction occurred in the fiscal year (if available) date
Transaction Date Date the transaction occurred date
Transaction Type Type of transaction. Example: Volunteering Volunteer Signup string
First Transaction Date Date of first transaction date
Last Transaction Date Date of last transaction date
Transaction Count Number of volunteering transactions number

Cause Projects

Details about cause projects.

Field Description Data Type
Cause Project ID Unique identifier for a cause project string
Project Address City City where the project is located or where work is carried out string
Project Address Postal Code Postal or ZIP code where the project is located or where work is carried out string
Project Address State or Province State or province where the project is located or where work is carried out string
Project Address Street Address of the project string
Project Caption Typically the operating organization or a summary of a project string
Project Created Date Date and time the project was created date
Project Deactivated Date Date and time the project was deactivated date
Project Description Project description string
Project Facebook Project Facebook string
Project Map Location Project latitude and longitude, to use with map charts string
Project Name The project to which the donation was directed "General" refers to no specific project string
Project Phone Number Project telephone number string
Project Twitter Project Twitter string
Project Website Project Website string
Project Country Country where the project is located or where work is carried out string

Causes

Details about causes.

Field Description Data Type
Cause Address City City where the cause is located string
Cause Address Postal Code Postal or ZIP code where the cause is located string
Cause Address State or Province State or province where the cause is located string
Cause Address Street Cause street address string
Cause Category Category name for a cause. Example: NTEE category string
Cause Category Code Unique code for the cause category and subcategory Example: NTEE code string
Cause Country Country where the cause is located string
Cause Email Email of the cause string
Cause ID Unique identifier for the cause string
Cause Map Location Cause latitude and longitude, to use with map charts location
Cause Name Name of the nonprofit (organization) string
Cause Status Indicator for if the cause is currently active or inactive string
Cause Subcategory Subcategory for a cause. Example: NTEE subcategory code string
Cause Type Description of charitable status string
Cause Website Website for the cause string

Company

Company details.

Field Description Data Type
Company Fiscal Year Start Date Start month for the company fiscal year (if available) date
Company Name Company Name string
Company Program Name Name of the program string
Company Program Site URL for the program site string

Giving Opportunities

Giving opportunity details.

Field Description Data Type
Giving Opportunity Code Unique identifier for the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity Created Date Date the giving opportunity was created date
Giving Opportunity Creator Email Opportunity creator's email string
Giving Opportunity Creator First Name Opportunity creator's first name string
Giving Opportunity Creator Full Name Opportunity creator's full name string
Giving Opportunity Creator Last Name Opportunity creator's last name string
Giving Opportunity Deadline Date Last date donations are accepted date
Giving Opportunity Description Description of the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity End Date End date of the giving opportunity date
Giving Opportunity Facebook Facebook page URL for the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity Goal Target donation amount number
Giving Opportunity Label List of reporting tags for the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity Last Updated Date Date the giving opportunity was last updated date
Giving Opportunity Name Name of the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity Publication Status Published status of the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity Source Source of the giving opportunity, e.g. user, company string
Giving Opportunity Status Current status of the giving opportunity, managed by admin string
Giving Opportunity Summary Summary of the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity Tags List of tags for the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity Twitter Twitter name for the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity URL URL to access the giving opportunity string
Giving Opportunity Website Website for the giving opportunity string
Peer Match Associated (Yes/No) Indicator of a peer-matched opportunity yes/no

Users

User details.

Field Description Data Type
About Me User's profile about me string
Custom Fields Demographic file fields string
Employee ID User’s employee ID string
My Cause User’s favorite causes string
Profile Fields User’s profile fields string
Username User's unique username string
System User ID Unique identifier for system user string
User Accepted Terms of Use (Yes/No) Indicates if a user accepted terms of use yes/no
User Accepted Terms of Use Date Date of terms of use acceptance date
User Address City User’s city string
User Address Country User’s country string
User Address Postal Code User’s postal or ZIP code string
User Address State or Province User’s state or province string
User Address Street User’s street address string
User Badges User’s earned badges string
User Created Date User account creation date date
User Deactivated Date User account deactivation date date
User Email User's email address string
User First Name User's first name string
User Full Name User's full name string
User Initials User's initials string
User Interests User's selected interests string
User Language User's language string
User Last Login Date User's last login date date
User Last Name User's last name string
User Preferred Name User's preferred name string
User Roles User's administrator roles string
User Skills User's selected skills string
User Instance Country User's assigned instance country string
User Status User's current status string
User Time Zone User's time zone string
User Time Zone Offset Hour offset for user's time zone string
Payroll Number Payroll number of the user string
User Tshirt Size User’s t-shirt size string
Transacted User Count Number of users that have a volunteer transaction number

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer opportunity details.

Field Description Data Type
Contact Email Volunteer opportunity contact email string
Contact Email 2-5 Additional volunteer opportunity contact email string
Contact Name Volunteer opportunity contact name string
Contact Name 2-5 Additional volunteer opportunity contact name string
Contact Phone Volunteer opportunity contact phone number string
Contact Phone 2-5 Additional volunteer opportunity contact phone number string
Volunteer Opportunity Country Code The country code of the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Created Date Date and time that the volunteer opportunity was created string
Volunteer Opportunity Description Description for the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Descriptors Event descriptors associated with the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity End Date End date for the volunteer opportunity date
Volunteer Opportunity Facebook Facebook for the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Featured Indicates if the volunteer opportunity is featured string
Volunteer Opportunity ID Unique identifier for the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Interest Tags Interest tags associated with the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Internal Notes Internal notes associated with the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Last Updated Date Date and time that the volunteer opportunity was last updated date
Volunteer Opportunity Local End Date End date for the volunteer opportunity in the local time of the volunteer opportunity date
Volunteer Opportunity Local Start Date Start date for the volunteer opportunity in the local time of the volunteer opportunity date
Location City City where the volunteer opportunity is taking place string
Location Country Country where the volunteer opportunity is taking place string
Location Name Common display name for the location of the volunteer opportunity string
Location Notes Notes about the location of the volunteer opportunity string
Location Postcode Postal or ZIP code where the volunteer opportunity is taking place string
Location State or Province State or province where the volunteer opportunity is taking place string
Location Street Street address where the volunteer opportunity is taking place string
Multiple Locations Indicates if there are multiple locations for the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Name Name of the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Override Signup Indicates if the users can sign up for the volunteer opportunity past the maximum number of signups string
Volunteer Opportunity Owner Name Name of the owner of the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Owner Email Email of the owner of the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Public Indicates if the volunteer opportunity is open to the public string
Volunteer Opportunity Publish State Current published state of the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Recurrence Indicates if the volunteer opportunity is one-time or recurring string
Volunteer Opportunity External Author Name Name of the volunteer opportunity author if the opportunity was created externally string
Volunteer Opportunity Reward Name Name of the rewards associated with the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Scheduling Information Scheduling information associated with the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Signup Notification Indicates if the volunteer opportunity owner is notified of signups string
Volunteer Opportunity Skill Tags Skill tags associated with the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Source Indicates who has created the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Start Date Start date for the volunteer opportunity date
Volunteer Opportunity Status Status of the volunteer opportunity. Example: Approved string
Volunteer Opportunity Summary Short summary of the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Time Zone Name Time zone for the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Twitter Twitter for the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity URL URL of the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Waiver Indicates if the volunteer opportunity requires a waiver string
Volunteer Opportunity Waiver URL URL for the volunteer opportunity waiver, if required string
Volunteer Opportunity Website Website for the volunteer opportunity string
Volunteer Opportunity Count Number of unique volunteer opportunities number
Volunteer Opportunity Lives Impacted Number of lives impacted by a volunteer opportunity number

Volunteer Shifts

Volunteer shift details.

Field Description Data Type
Shift Accept Waitlist Indicates if the volunteer opportunity allows a waitlist string
Shift Allow Guests Indicates if the shift allows guests to sign up string
Shift Created Date Date and time the volunteer shift was created date
Shift End Date End date and time for the volunteer shift date
Shift ID Unique identifier for the volunteer shift string
Shift Name Name of the volunteer shift string
Shift Start Date Start date and time for the volunteer shift date
Shift Count Number of unique volunteer shifts number
Shift Length (Hours) Length of the volunteer shift in hours number
Shift Maximum Sign-up Maximum number of people that can sign up for a volunteer shift number

Volunteer Signups

Volunteer signup details.

Field Description Data Type
Sign-up for Volunteer Match (Yes/No) Indicates if the user signed up for a Volunteer Match opportunity yes/no
Sign-up ID Unique identifier for the shift sign-up string
Transaction Origin Origin represents where the transaction began. This may differ from where the transaction was ultimately completed. Example: teams. When origin was not tracked, the value is Not Yet Tracked. string
Volunteer Shift Reminder Date Date and time that a reminder is sent to users signed up for a shift date
Volunteer Sign-up T-Shirt Size T-shirt size the user selected when signing up for a shift string
Volunteer Waiver Accepted (Yes/No) Indicates if the user has accepted the volunteer waiver, if required yes/no
Number of Guests Number of guests that are signed up for a volunteer opportunity number

Volunteer Submissions

Volunteer submission details.

Field Description Data Type
Comments to Admin Comments to admin provided by the user for their volunteer time submission string
Email Date Date and time for the email sent to the volunteer date
Volunteer During Work Hours (Yes/No) Indicates if the volunteer time took place during work hours yes/no
Contact Email Contact email entered by the user for a volunteer time submission string
Contact Name Contact name entered by the user for a volunteer time submission string
Contact Phone Contact phone number entered by the user for a volunteer time submission string
Volunteer Submission Rewards Currency Currency of the rewards for the volunteer submission string
Volunteer Submission Date of Service (End) Date End date and time for tracked volunteer hours date
Volunteer Submission Date of Service (Start) Date Start date and time for tracked volunteer hours date
Volunteer Submission ID Unique identifier for tracked time submission string
Reporting Tags Reporting labels for the tracked time submission string
Volunteer Submission Opportunity Name User-entered opportunity name or cause/project name string
Volunteer Submission Reward Rejection Message Message entered by admin when a tracked time submission is denied string
Volunteer Submission Reward Type Name of the type of volunteer reward string
Volunteer Submission Reward Type Intended Name of the type of intended volunteer reward string
Volunteer Submission Status of the tracked time submission. Example: Approved, Denied string
Volunteer Submission Status Change Date Date and time that the submission status changed date
Volunteer Submission Approval ID Unique identifier for a tracked time approval string
Volunteer Submission Comments Feedback provided by the user for their volunteer time submission string
Volunteer Submission Tracked by Email Indicates if the volunteer submission was tracked through a reminder email string
Volunteer Reward Amount Amount of rewards given to the user for tracked time number
Volunteer Reward Amount Common Currency Amount of donation currency rewarded for volunteer time number
Volunteer Reward Points Points given to the user for tracked time number
Volunteer Submission Rating (Stars) Volunteer opportunity rating given by the user (1-5 stars) number
Volunteer Submission Time (Hours) Time spent volunteering (hours) number
Volunteer Submission Time (Minutes) Time spent volunteering (minutes) number
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