# How to select a reporting tool

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-select-a-reporting-tool/182404>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [January 27, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-select-a-reporting-tool/182404 "2010-01-27T16:03:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![mayur\_sk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mayur\_sk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mayur_sk)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-select-a-reporting-tool/182404/1 "2010-01-27T16:03:18Z")

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Hi, i am fairly new to RoR and i have been working on a project; which  
is fairly large project with 200 tables in it . and i have to working on  
reporting. Can you please suggest what are the criteria that i have to  
use to select the reporting tool . what is the best tool out there that  
works with ruby on rails . my team mates and i discussed and we are  
thinking of Birt any ideas.