Cloning a table section of a custom report using the Web UI

Follow these steps to clone a table section of a custom report and save it as a new table section using the Central Management System appliance Web UI.

The new table section inherits the attributes from the existing table section. When you clone the attributes of an existing report, the updated report will not overwrite the existing section.

Note

You can clone a table section of a new custom report only using the Web UI.

If you want to completely delete a section of a custom report, click Delete in the Configure Section page.

To preview your report, click the toggle button () in the custom report configuration page. Click the button again to return to edit mode.

Prerequisites

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 using the Central Management System Web UI. For details about how to define the settings for the custom report, see Defining custom report settings using the Web UI .
You have generated one or more custom reports for a managed appliance using the Central Management System Web UI.

To clone a table section of a custom report:

In the Generated Custom Reports portion of the Custom Reportspage, locate the report whose section or characteristics you want to clone.
Click the action icon ().
Click Clone. The table attributes of the existing report section are copied as a new section.
Click Edit. The Configure Section window opens for the relevant report section. In the Visualization Type area, a green check mark indicates that a table is selected.
Click Next. The table section details and settings are displayed.
Change the data you want displayed.
Click Save.
Drag the section to the intended position in the custom report.
You have the option to generate the report by clicking Generate Report.
The following message appears:
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.