Users Guide

Table 10. The role-based access privileges for generating reports on OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release
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 Selecting 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 Exporting all or selected
data. An audit log entry is made whenever you generate, edit, delete, or copy a report definition.
Selecting 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 Creating a Query device group.
Define the query criteria by using two options:
• Select existing query to copy: By default, OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release 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–Tech Release. 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 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
Managing audit logs.
Related information
Managing the device configuration compliance baseline
Editing a configuration compliance baseline
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