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A report was a written, visual, or oral account to communicate the status or outcome of a situation to others. After the situation, reports were typically placed in a computer file or record for later reference. Logs were similar to reports, but were generally recorded for posterity instead of primarily for dissemination to and usage by others.
In 2151, Captain Jonathan Archer gave Ensign Travis Mayweather the task of writing the report on the mission on Terra Nova and the discovery of the lost Terra Nova colony. (ENT: "Terra Nova")
In August 2151, Vice admiral Maxwell Forrest told Archer to do whatever he had to, to ensure he kept on sending reports like the one about Archer's Comet. (ENT: "Fortunate Son")
Among the duties of a yeoman was bringing reports to the captain as did yeoman J.M. Colt in 2254. (TOS: "The Cage")
Ship mission and assignment records were maintained by a records officer aboard the USS Enterprise. (TOS: "Court Martial")
Aamin Marritza prided himself on not losing a single report when he was a file clerk at Gallitep. He called his own computer filing system a "masterpiece of meticulous exactitude." (DS9: "Duet")
After the failed assassination attempt on Vedek Bareil Antos by Neela, Commander Benjamin Sisko and Major Kira Nerys wrote a report for Starfleet. (DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")
Gul Evek had a lengthy report to write after the incident on Dorvan V. (TNG: "Journey's End")
After Gowron assumed direct control of the Klingon Defense Forces in late 2375, he told Martok he should be happy – he would no longer have to file reports. (DS9: "When It Rains...")
Types[]
- Combat-related assessments
- Duty/department status and evaluations
- Away team report
- Battle readiness report
- Conn report
- Crew performance report
- Crew personnel report
- Efficiency analysis
- Geological lab report
- Ops report
- Planetary survey report
- Readiness report
- General information
- Evaluation report
- Field notes
- Navigation report
- Personnel report
- Progress report
- Situation report
- Status report
- Medical- and death-related evaluations
- Security and intelligence reports
- Space travel information
- Starship deployment and updates
- System conditions and analysis
Types of files[]
- Materials requisition file
- Medical file
- Permanent documentation file
- Personnel file
- Stellar imaging file
A file is also a term for how computer code is stored, such as for a Narrative parameters file.
Types of records[]
- Crew manifest
- Cargo manifest
- Colony register
- Navigation record
- Police record
- Record of battle
- Requisition record