Permissions: Site Admin, and Job Admin who can create, edit, and delete organization report templates

Product tier: Available for Advanced and Expert subscription tiers

Save time and improve consistency in reporting

Report templates allow you to drive a consistent framework for reporting so everyone is measuring, iterating, and improving your processes based on the same metrics. Your recruiting teams can save time by using report templates, rather than having to create reports from scratch. Once a report template is created, people in your organization can create reports from the template with Report Builder.

Create a report template

To create a report template, you'll first create or open an existing custom report with Report Builder.

To begin, click Reports on your navigation bar.

Screenshot of Reports button

Choose an existing Saved Report or click Build Report.

Screenshot of the Build Report button

On the subsequent page, choose a starting point for building your custom report. Consider what specific question you aim to answer with the data from your report, and select or search for the report you wish to use as your starting point. Then click Customize.

Screenshot of the choose report type box

On the next page, use the Settings on the left to edit your report's configuration. Depending on the template you selected, you might see options to adjust the report's columns, metrics, chart type, timeframe, or other configurations. Add and remove columns to layer the data as you need.

Screenshof the customize columns on Report Builder

You can further refine the report's data using Filters on the right side of the page. To add a filter, click Filters.

Screenshot of the Filters button on Report Builder

Then click + Add Filter.

Screenshot of add a filter to the report

Report Builder allows you to apply and layer multiple filters. For additional filters, click + Add Filter again.

To learn more about configuring filters on Report Builder, click here.

When you're finished editing the filters, columns, and metrics on your report, click Run Report.

Your custom report will generate. You can now save your report as a report template for others to use by selecting Save > Save as template.

Screenshot of save report template

Note: In order to save a report template, you'll need to be a Site Admin, or a Job Admin with the user-specific permission 'can create, edit, and delete organization report templates.'

Enter a name for your report template, and click Create template.

Screenshot of Create template button

Your report template is now created and configured! Others in your organization will be able to create a report using your report template.

Create a report from a report template

Once a report template is created, you can create a custom report from the template.

Note: You must be at least Job Admin on a job to create reports in Greenhouse Recruiting.

To create a report using a report template, click Reports on your navigation bar.

Screenshot of Reports button

Click Build Report on the left.

Screenshot of the Build Report button

On the next page, click Templates.

Screenshot of the Templates button

Select the report template you'd like to use, then click Customize.

Screenshot of the Customize button

On the next page, use the Settings on the left to edit your report's configuration as needed. Depending on the template you selected, you might see options to adjust the report's columns, metrics, chart type, timeframe, or other configurations.

Add and remove columns to layer the data as you need.

Note: Any changes you make to your report only affect the individual report you're creating – not the report template. To learn more about editing a report template, click here.

You can also refine your data further using Filters on the right side of the page. To add a filter, click Filters, then click + Add Filter. Report Builder allows you to apply and layer multiple filters. For additional filters, click + Add Filter again.

To learn more about configuring filters on Report Builder, click here.

When you're finished editing the filters and metrics on your report, click Run Report.

Edit a report template

To edit an existing report template, click Reports on your navigation bar.Screenshot of Reports button

Click Templates on the left.

Screenshot of Report Templates button

Find your saved report template in the Templates list, and hover over it to select the Edit Edit icon icon.

Screenshot of Edit report template button

On the subsequent page, you can adjust your report template's metrics, filters, and other settings. Click Save template to save your changes.

Delete a report template

To delete a report template, return to the Templates tab and hover over your report to select the Delete icon Delete icon.

Screenshot of delete report template

Note: Deleting a report template doesn't affect any reports that have already been created using the template.

Confirm your choice by clicking Delete template.

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