[How To] Report Builder for Authors

The Report Builder tool enables you to create, schedule, and share analytics reports of just your content published on JD Supra.

Reports are made available as Excel files. Use the Report Builder tool to:

  • schedule a recurring report, covering a defined time period and emailed to you automatically at the beginning of each month, quarter, or year (as determined by you), or
  • download a one-time snapshot of your metrics within a specific date range.

Tell us what you need and then move on to your other work! We email to let you know when custom report is ready for download (both for one-time and recurring reports). 

Only the Metrics You Need – Filtering Your Report

When you first click to create a new report, you will be prompted to select a type:

  • Overview Report – includes all key data points in analytics: your content's performance, readership, social engagement, link referrals, keyword searches, and a list of your followers;
  • Content Report – highlights the performance of your content, organized by popularity based on number of reads for each publication;
  • Readers Report – a window into who, exactly, is reading your work (and following you on JD Supra), including name, title/role, company, industry (or any version thereof based on what we are permitted to share).
  • Article Report – as the name suggests, a look at how a single, specific publication of yours is performing on JD Supra.

authorRBAs you customize your new report, you can also specify to see analytics for only content published within your selected time frame (versus your entire archive of content).

Let It Run – The Time-Saving Power of Custom, Recurring Reports


The Report Builder saves time for anyone who regularly exports analytics by enabling you to configure a specific report and schedule it for ongoing delivery to you by email (based on the frequency and range established when you created it).

Choose to receive a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly recurring report, delivered directly to your inbox.

*Important note: By default, all JD Supra clients can create up to five recurring reports, across your entire team of marketers, business development folks, and authors. Other account admins or authors at your firm may have already scheduled such reports. If you would like to create a recurring report but your firm has used all five slots, ask your marketing contact to reach out to Paul Ryplewski to schedule more. Happy to assist!

There is no limit to non-recurring, one-time analytics reports.

If you need a single, non-recurring report, use the Report Builder to create it using all of the same filters. Your one-off report will be emailed to you once completed, and remains available in the JD Supra dashboard archive of your own reports

Visit your own reports at any time by logging into JD Supra and selecting 'Reports' in your top-level navigational menu (second from the right).

Create & Share – Intel Access for Your Entire Team

Report Builder not only makes it easy to quickly generate the intelligence and insights you need when you need them, it also makes it easy for all stakeholders to access/download reports in support of their work.

  • If you are regularly downloading reports using this tool, we recommend sharing the intel with marketing and business development folks with whom you work so that they, too, can see the reach and readership of your thought leadership efforts!
  • If you have questions or need assistance setting up a report, don't hesitate to ask! We're here to help!