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Advanced topics about Query Groups and Report Definitions
21 Define Custom Groups and Reports in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise
The preceding discussion applies to only to report definitions. For Query Groups, the query result is just a set
of Device IDs, with duplicate IDs removed.
Conclusion
Monitoring your data center is key to efficient management of IT infrastructure and business-critical
operations. Such effectiveness and efficiency is enhanced when you minimize efforts required to control your
devices by using Custom Groups features of OpenManage Enterprise. Viewing the status of your data center
by using micro-level data is made possible by using the Reports feature—both these features are controlled
by the queries that can be customized to suit your operations. This technical white paper provides in-depth
information about using these features by using the OpenManage Enterprise Graphical User Interface (GUI).
More information about field definitions and procedures can be viewed by pressing the ? symbol in the upper-
right corner of the GUI element you are. You can also read the OpenManage Enterprise User’s Guide
available on the support site. Procedures to manage these features by using REST API are provided in the
API documentation available on the support site.
You can also view the following videos to get more information about using the unmatched features of Dell EMC
OpenManage Enterprise Graphical User Interface (GUI):
Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Systems Management Console (02:02 m)
Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise (01:44 m)
Bottom
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•For a report definition, it is best to select fields from zero or more headings where a
single occurrence is possible, along with fields from only one heading where multiple
occurrences are possible. For example, it would be fine to select one or more fields from
the “Device General Info” heading, and one or more fields from the “Server Device”
heading, and one or more fields from the “Server Memory Device” heading (since only
the “Server Memory Device” heading can have multiple occurrences per device).