diff --git a/apps/basics/1.0.0/api.yaml b/apps/basics/1.0.0/api.yaml
index 6f6a5def0..0272bb911 100644
--- a/apps/basics/1.0.0/api.yaml
+++ b/apps/basics/1.0.0/api.yaml
@@ -89,3 +89,8 @@ actions:
     returns:
       schema:
         type: object
+  - name: sample_report_data
+    description: Outputs a string in the correct formatting that reports expects.
+    returns:
+      schema:
+        type: string
diff --git a/apps/basics/1.0.0/src/app.py b/apps/basics/1.0.0/src/app.py
index 8a6b7a97a..f889160be 100644
--- a/apps/basics/1.0.0/src/app.py
+++ b/apps/basics/1.0.0/src/app.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ async def echo_json(self, data):
         await self.console_logger.info(f"Echoing JSON: {data}")
         return data
 
+    async def sample_report_data(self):
+        message = f"Alpha,Beta,Charlie\n1,2,3\n4,5,6\n1,2,3\n4,5,6\n1,2,3\n4,5,6\n1,2,3\n4,5,6\n1,2,3\n4,5,6\n1,2,3\n4,5,6\n1,2,3\n4,5,6\n1,2,3\n4,5,6"
+        self.logger.info(message)
+        await self.console_logger.info(message)
+        return message
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     asyncio.run(Basics.run(), debug=True)