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Creating Query Groups and Report Definitions
8 Define Custom Groups and Reports in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise
2 Creating Query Groups and Report Definitions
This section provides more in-depth information about creating the queries to use for Query Groups and
Report Definitions. Topics you can read about in this section:
 Interface pages for Query Groups and Report Definitions
 Query Category in OpenManage Enterprise
 Selection criteria for a Query Group or Report Definition
 Copy an existing query
 Query Criteria Selection–field definitions
 Query Criteria Selection–Multiple entries
 Output row order for a Report Definition
2.1 Interface pages for Query Groups and Report Definitions
To accommodate the differences between queries for Query Groups and Report Definitions (as depicted in
Figure 1), their interface pages vary a bit as discussed in Interface pages for Query Groups and Interface
pages for Report Definitions of this technical white paper.
2.1.1 Interface pages for Query Groups
The interface for Query Groups has two pages:
The Query Group interface in OpenManage Enterprise
The first page of the wizard contains the group name and description. The second page is used to specify the
query selection criteria for the group (to determine which devices to include in the group).
2.1.2 Interface pages for Report Definitions
The interface for Report Definitions has three pages:
The Report Definitions interface in OpenManage Enterprise