diff --git a/main/reports/reports.cli.php b/main/reports/reports.cli.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b1ab933a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/reports/reports.cli.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+require_once 'reports.lib.php';
+
+$longopts = array(
+	'course:',
+	'tool:',
+	'ci:',
+	'cn:',
+	'sci:',
+	'scn:',
+	'ssci:',
+	'sscn:',
+	'link:',
+	'addValue',
+	'addKey',
+	'help',
+	'clearAll',
+	'score:',
+	'progress:',
+	'time:',
+	'attempt:',
+	'session:',
+	'attempt:',
+	'uid:',
+	'key:');
+
+$options = getopt("", $longopts);
+
+echo "\n\n";
+
+if (array_key_exists('help', $options))
+	echo "help message\n";
+else if (array_key_exists('clearAll', $options)) {
+	reports_clearAll();
+	echo Database::error();
+} else if (array_key_exists('addValue', $options)) {
+	reports_addValue($options['key'], $options['session'], $options['uid'],
+			$options['attempt'], $options['score'], 
+			$options['progress'], $options['time']);
+	echo Database::error();
+} else if (array_key_exists('addKey', $options)) {
+	echo reports_addKey($options['course'], $options['tool'], 
+			$options['ci'], $options['cn'], 
+			$options['sci'], $options['scn'], 
+			$options['ssci'], $options['sscn'], 
+			$options['link']);
+	echo "\n";
+	echo Database::error();
+} else
+	echo "action not found\n";
+	
+echo "\n";
+?>
diff --git a/main/reports/reports.lib.php b/main/reports/reports.lib.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8d58f0de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/reports/reports.lib.php
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once '../inc/global.inc.php';
+
+// FIXME chamilo upgrade table creation
+
+// clear all reporting data
+function reports_clearAll() {
+	Database::query('DELETE FROM '.Database::get_main_table(TABLE_MAIN_REPORTS_KEYS));
+	Database::query('DELETE FROM '.Database::get_main_table(TABLE_MAIN_REPORTS_VALUES));
+}
+
+// build all reporting data
+function reports_build() {
+	// FIXME
+}
+
+// add a key and returns his id
+// field are not checked for insertion since this function is for internal
+// use only
+function reports_addKey($course_id, $tool_id,
+			$child_id, $child_name,
+			$subchild_id, $subchild_name,
+			$subsubchild_id, $subsubchild_name,
+			$link) {
+	Database::query('INSERT into '.
+		Database::get_main_table(TABLE_MAIN_REPORTS_KEYS).
+		' (id, course_id, tool_id, child_id, child_name, '.
+		'subchild_id, subchild_name, subsubchild_id, subsubchild_name,'.
+		'link ) values (null, '.
+		($course_id == '' ? 'NULL' :$course_id).', '.
+		($tool_id == '' ? 'NULL' :$tool_id).', '.
+		($child_id == '' ? 'NULL' :$child_id).', '.
+		($child_name == '' ? 'NULL' :"'$child_name'").', '.
+		($subchild_id == '' ? 'NULL' :$subchild_id).', '.
+		($subchild_name == '' ? 'NULL' : "'$subchild_name'").', '.
+		($subsubchild_id == '' ? 'NULL' : $subsubchild_id).', '.
+		($subsubchild_name == '' ? 'NULL' : "'$subsubchild_name'").', '.
+		($link == '' ? 'NULL' : "'$lin'").')');
+	return Database::insert_id();
+}
+
+// add a value
+function reports_addValue($key, $session, $uid, $attempt, $score, 
+			  $progress, $time) {
+	Database::query('INSERT into '.
+		Database::get_main_table(TABLE_MAIN_REPORTS_VALUES).
+		' (key_id, uid, session_id, attempt, score, '.
+		'progress, time) values ('.$key.', '. 
+		$uid.', '.
+// -1 instead of null because of primary key limitation with null column
+		($session == '' ? '-1' : $session).', '.
+		($attempt == '' ? '-1' : $attempt).', '.
+		($score == '' ? 'NULL' : $score).', '.
+		($progress == '' ? 'NULL' : $progress).', '.
+		($time == '' ? 'NULL' : $time).')');
+}
+
+// return tools ID (parametre is a constant from main_api
+function reports_getToolId($tool) {
+	$tools = array_flip(api_get_tools_lists());
+	if (array_key_exists($tool, $tools))
+		return $tools[$tool];
+	else
+		return null;
+}
+
+// return a sql clause returning triplet of (course, $session, $uid) the
+// current user is authorized to reed
+function reports_getVisibilitySQL () {
+	return "select cru.user_id, c.id, null from course c, course_rel_user cru where cru.course_code = c.code";
+	// fixme sessions
+}
+