Ingres provides several querying and reporting tools such as Report-Writer, Report-By-Forms (RBF), Query-By-Forms (QBF), and Vision to enable users to access Ingres databases.

When a user accesses a database through tools like Report-Writer, Report-By-Forms, Query-By-Forms, or Vision, a process is created and communication is initiated with the database through a DBMS Server. The Name Server, which is a part of the General Communication Facility, provides user information.

For more information on the querying and reporting tools, see the Character-based Querying and Reporting Tools User Guide.