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Dun & Bradstreet Reports

Dialog offers access to a number of key D&B reports that business professionals rely on to evaluate their business relationships. D&B business reports provide a complete view of current and future financial performances for hundreds of thousands of U.S. businesses. These reports contain vital information that help you to mitigate credit risk, reduce spend and improve supply chains. And Dialog makes accessing these easy-to-read reports convenient, saving you time in obtaining the information you need to support critical business decisions.

D&B Private Company Insight Report

Among the D&B reports available through Dialog online services is the new D&B Private Company Insight Report. The D&B Private Company Report, updated daily, provides key information on the top 250,000 private companies in the United States.

D&B Report are available via search results in the following databases.

  • File 516: D&B—Dun’s Market Identifiers®
  • File 515: D&B—Dun’s Electronic Business Directory®
  • File 519: D&B—Duns Financial Records Plus®

Consult the following tables for details on where to access these reports by interface.

HTML Via Link | Text Via Command

D&B Reports at a Click
Easy access to reports in HTML via hyperlinks in Dialog Web-based products1

Report Description

View Sample ReportComprehensive Report
Combines the content of the Business Information Report with D&B's proprietary statistical scoring with business, payment and financial information all in one report. It’s designed to provide you with as complete an assessment as possible of both the current profile and future outlook for an account.

View Sample ReportPrivate Company Insight Report
Offers key company data for more than 250,000 U.S. private companies. Reports include: financials (up to 3 years); income; business ratios, executives and biographies; corporate linkages; open liens, judgments and lawsuits; and more.

View Sample ReportSupplier Evaluation Report
Contains payment records, public filings, financial information, socio-economic qualification, special events affecting the supplier's condition, and a description of the supplier's operation.

View Sample Report Commercial Credit Scoring Report
Predicts the likelihood of a company paying in a delinquent manner (90+ days past terms) during the next 12 months. In fast moving markets, a credit application held in review can become a customer lost to the competition. But a quick decision that's wrong can hurt your bottom line.


D&B Reports in Text Format
Command Language access via Dialog Classic products2

Need help deciding which report is best for you? Learn more about these reports.

Report Description Report Code

View Sample ReportComprehensive Report
Combines the content of the Business Information Report with D&B's proprietary statistical scoring with business, payment and financial information all in one report. It’s designed to provide you with as complete an assessment as possible of both the current profile and future outlook for an account.

CR

View Sample ReportBusiness Information Report
Each report is packed with information, analysis, and interpretations to enhance your decision making process. Information includes payment records, public filings, financial information, banking commentary, business background of principals, and a description of the firm's operation.

BIR

View Sample ReportBusiness Background Report
Snapshot of a business which supplies a brief business summary and background information on a company, as well as the business background of its senior management. Use the BBR offers as a prelude to relationship building and/or detailed analysis of company performance.

BBR

View Sample ReportSupplier Evaluation Report
Contains payment records, public filings, financial information, socio-economic qualification, special events affecting the supplier's condition, and a description of the supplier's operation.

SER

View Sample ReportCommercial Credit Scoring Report
Predicts the likelihood of a company paying in a delinquent manner (90+ days past terms) during the next 12 months. In fast moving markets, a credit application held in review can become a customer lost to the competition. But a quick decision that's wrong can hurt your bottom line.

CSR

View Sample ReportPayment Analysis Report
Provides an historical representation of a company's payment habits as reported to D&B. The PAR gives you information to evaluate low exposure decisions, or supplement credit application information.

PAR

Notes

  1. A hypertext link labeled D&B Reports appears in all D&B record displays in
    DialogLink 5 Dialog14
    DialogLink 4 Dialog Intranet Toolkit 5
    DialogWeb Dialog API 6
    DialogSelect 3
    Click the displayed D&B Reports hypertext link to view a list of available D&B Reports. Click the checkbox next the desired Report(s), then “Continue” to view the selected Report(s).

  2. The REPORT command is used to display the report in DialogClassic/DialogClassic on the Web, DialogLink 3; or, optionally, in DialogLink 4 or DialogLink 5, and DialogWeb—Command. The REPORT command is followed by the set number (Sn) containing the company record, or a D-U-N-S number, followed by the Report Code, as shown in the table.

          REPORT Sn/<Report Code>/item
          Example: REPORT S1/BIR/1

          REPORT DN=<D-U-N-S number>/<Report Code>
          Example: REPORT DN=08-146-6849/CR

    You will be prompted to confirm acceptance of the charge before the report displays; type “Y” to display the Report; “N” to cancel. Type HELP NEWS 516 for more details.

  3. DialogSelect — From www.dialogselect.com, click DialogBusiness from the menu sidebar. Click Company Financials > U.S. > All Profiles.

  4. Dialog1 — From www.dialog1.com, click the Business Intelligence channel. Click Company > U.S. Company Profiles (D&B).

  5. Dialog Intranet Toolkit — The following Toolkit Search Forms will retrieve D&B records that include links to Reports: BusFactsAll [516] and BusFactsUSProfiles [516]. Customized forms and Hot Topics Links may also be created that will include links to Reports.

  6. Dialog API — Call Method PresentLink

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