White Papers

5 Define Custom Groups and Reports in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise
Executive summary
OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 and later versions provide the ability for customers to define their own device
groups and reports, which are respectively referred to in the OpenManage Enterprise as Custom Groups and
Custom Reports.
 Custom Groups can be either a static set of selected devices (referred to as a “Static Group”) or a
dynamic set of devices (referred to as a “Query Group”) that satisfies selection criteria constraints
(such as name or status) specified by the customer.
 Report definitions always use user-defined selection criteria.
In both cases, the term “query” is used to refer to the selection criteria and associated parameters specified
for a query group or report definition. A simplified Graphical User Interface (GUI)—referred to as the Query
Builder—is used for defining the queries to use for custom query groups and reports. This technical white
paper discusses effectively using the Query Builder to define queries for custom query groups and reports.
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)
Note—For more information about the field definitions and tasks discussed in this technical white paper, see the context-
sensitive Online Help documentation by clicking the ? symbol in the upper-right corner of the respective page or dialog
box on the OpenManage Enterprise GUI. Else, you can also see the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 User’s Guide
available on the support site.