HP Device Manager 4.6 Administrator Guide

9 Report management
Adding a report template
To add a report template:
1. Select Tools > Report Management from the HPDM Console’s menu bar to display the Report
Management window.
2. Select one report type from the Report Types list, then click the Add button. A Set New Report
Template Name dialog box will prompt you to input a report template name.
3. Click OK to open the Edit Report Template window. In the Edit Criteria field, click the ... button to
open the Choose Criteria Key window. Select a criteria key in the Candidate Criteria Key List.
After you have made the selection, click OK to return to the Edit Report Template window.
4. In the Edit Criteria field, select or enter the criteria conditions in the two drop-down lists.
5. Click Add to add the criteria into the Criteria List, or select an existing criteria, and then click Edit
to renew the restricted condition.
6. Define operator and value for each criterion.
NOTE: The Report Template can contain several criteria and each criteria could have one of
two kinds of relationships: Satisfy All Criteria or Satisfy Any Criteria. So you can select either of
them to generate reports.
7. Click Generate Reports to generate the report according to the current criteria, or click Save to
add these criteria to the named template.
NOTE: The modified criteria will not be saved in the template after generating a report. You
need to click the Save button to save the modified criteria in the template.
Importing a report plug-in file
To import a report plug-in file:
1. Click Import in the Report Management window, then select a plug-in file (*.jar).
2. Click Import Plug-in File to import the file and return to the Report Management window. A new
report type is added to the Report Types list.
You can remove a report type from the list by selecting it then clicking the Delete button. You will
be prompted to confirm that you want to delete it.
NOTE: The imported report types can be deleted only if there is no template belonging to the
reported type.
Generating a report using a report template
To generate a report using a report template:
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