Follow these steps to add a graph to a section of a custom report for managed appliances using the Central Management System appliance Web UI.
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You can add a graph to a section of a custom report only using the Web UI.
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If you want to completely delete a section of a custom report, click Delete in the Configure Section page.
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To preview your report, click the toggle button (.png "CM_CustomReports_Toggle_scap.PNG")
) in the custom report configuration page. Click the button again to return to edit mode.
Access to the Web UI of the Central Management System appliance as Admin, Analyst, or Monitor
You have defined the settings for the custom report. For details about how to define the settings for the custom report, see Defining custom report settings using the Web UI .
In the Custom Reports page, enter the report title of the report to be modified.
Click Next Step.
In the next page, click Add Section. The Configure Section window opens.
Click the Graph icon. In the Visualization Type area, a green check mark indicates that a graph is selected.
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Click Next. The graph section details and settings are displayed.
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In the Section Details area:
Enter the name of the graph for your custom report section.
(Optional) Enter a description to define the report section.
In the Graph Settings area, choose the type of graph you want from the Graph Type drop-down menu. The available graph options depend on the appliance that is connected to your Central Management System appliance.
(Optional) To preview the graph settings, select the Preview checkbox. The graph (such as a pie chart) that you selected is displayed.
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If you need to refresh the content, click the refresh icon (
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).Click Save.
(Optional) If you want to delete the graph section completely, click Delete.
Click Yes.
You have the option to generate the report by clicking Generate Report.
The following message appears:
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The custom report is added to the top of the generated custom report list. The report status is displayed as "In progress" in the Generated Custom Reports table. The status is updated as soon as the generated report is available.