Users Guide
Table 14. The role-based access privileges for generating reports on OpenManage Enterprise
User Role... Report tasks permitted...
Administrators and Device Managers Run, create, edit, copy, email, download, and export
Viewers Run, email, export, view, and download
1. Click Reports > Create.
2. In the Report Definition dialog box:
a) Type the name and description of the new report to be defined.
b) Click Next.
3. In the Report Builder section:
a) From the Category drop-down menu, select the report category.
• If you select Device as the category, select the device group also.
• If necessary, edit the filter criteria. See Select a query criteria.
b) Expand the Columns menu, and select the check boxes of the fields that must appear as the report columns.
The data in these columns is populated by using the filter criteria you have defined.
4. Click Finish.
The report is generated and listed in the list of reports. You can export report for analytical purposes. See Export all or selected data.
An audit log entry is made whenever you generate, edit, delete, or copy a report definition.
Select a query criteria
Define filters while creating query criteria for:
• Generating customized reports. See Creating reports.
• Creating Query-based device groups under the CUSTOM GROUPS. See Create or edit a Query device group.
Define the query criteria by using two options:
• Select existing query to copy: By default, OpenManage Enterprise provides a list of built-in query templates that you can copy and
build your own query criteria. The number of filters predefined for every existing query varies based on the query type. For example,
the query for Hypervisor Systems has 6 predefined filters, while the query for Networking Switches has only three. A maximum of
20 criteria (filters) can be defined while defining a query. To add filters, you must select from the Select Type drop-down menu.
• Select type: Build a query criteria from scratch by using attributes listed in this drop-down menu. Items in the menu depend on the
devices monitored by OpenManage Enterprise. When a query type is selected, only appropriate operators such as =, >, <, and null are
displayed based on the query type. This method is recommended for defining query criteria in building customized reports.
NOTE:
When evaluating a query with multiple conditions, the order of evaluation is same as SQL. To specify a
particular order for the evaluation of the conditions, add or remove parenthesis when defining the query.
NOTE: When selected, the filters of an existing query criteria is copied only virtually to build a new query criteria. The
default filters associated with an existing query criteria is not changed. The definition (filters) of a built-in query criteria
is used as a starting point for building a customized query criteria. For example:
1.
Query1
is a built-in query criteria that has the following predefined filter: Task Enabled=Yes.
2. Copy the filter properties of
Query1
, create
Query2
, and then customize the query criteria by adding another filter:
Task Enabled=Yes AND (Task Type=Discovery).
3. Later, open
Query1
. Its filter criteria still remains as Task Enabled=Yes.
1. In the Query Criteria Selection dialog box, select from the drop-down menu based on whether you want to create a query criteria
for Query groups or for report generation.
2. Add or remove a filter by clicking the plus or dustbin symbol respectively.
3. Click Finish.
A query criteria is generated and saved in the list of existing queries. An audit log entry is made and displayed in the Audit logs list. See
Manage audit logs.
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