Business Report Builder

Project overview

Business Report Builder is a complex web application that consists of two modules. The first part of the app is a map where the sellers can look at the retail places from different perspectives. They are presented as:

• photos made by users;
• HD images;
• drone photos;
• 360° view.

This information can be used for different purposes, for example for repairs, marketing, merchandising, or to deliver long-term relationships with clients. Also, any location can be used as a place for a new project.

The second module is a report builder. Here, users can create various sections, swap, and edit their content. Every section is made of cards where users can add any of the following information types:

• text information describing the location;
• local image uploaded from the users’ computers;
• image from the first app module (the perspective may be changed).

If users choose the third option, the app opens up a modal window containing the panorama where they can choose the perspective. 

Client

A chain of retail stores in the US.

Industry

Retail.

Challenge

Initially, the users had to make reports themselves using MS Word or any similar application; it took much time to gather, organize, and format the information. The task was to develop an automatic report builder to speed the process up.

Development process

By the moment we joined, the development process had been properly planned and the tech stack was formed. The customer had already hired a team but they had been looking for a React developer.

Our task was to join two web applications and allow the second module to access data from the first one. To make this, we created a separate package — Panorama Viewer — based on an open-source krpano library. We integrated this library to the React app with the help of JavaScript.

Result

The development team performed the second module — report builder — which allows users to make reports easier and using only one app.