HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

Users with sign-in access to HP SIM can generate reports.
The Manage Reports feature provides you with the following options:
• Run Report
A generated report provides you with the following information:
◦ Report name
◦ Associated system collection
NOTE: The Associated system collection information does not appear if there is no
collection selected to run the report.
◦ Report run date and time
Format for generated report:
◦ HTML (Recommended for viewing)
Enables viewing an existing report in HTML format.
◦ XML
Enables viewing an existing report in XML format.
◦ CSV
Enables viewing an existing report in CSV format.
See Running managed reports
• Copy...
HP SIM enables you to copy report configurations from an existing report configuration. You
can edit the newly copied configurations to create a new report.
NOTE: You must be signed in to HP SIM with administrative rights or operator rights to copy
report configurations. If you are not signed in with administrative or operator rights, the copy
option is not available.
See Copying managed reports
• New...
Enables you to create a new report and add it to HP SIM reports. This option is only available
for HP SIM.
You can save the report configuration for future use or generate a one-time report.
See New reports.
• Edit...
HP SIM enables you to edit existing report configurations. You can save these updated report
configurations over the existing report configuration, or you can save it as a new report
configuration.
NOTE: You must have administrative rights or operator rights to create, save, edit, copy, or
delete report configurations. Users with user rights cannot edit the report configurations.
See Editing managed reports
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