Defining settings in a custom report using the Web UI

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Use the Custom Reports section to define settings in a new custom report for managed appliances using the Central Management System appliance Web UI.

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Note

You can define settings in a custom report only using the Web UI.

Prerequisites
  • Access to the Web UI of the Central Management System appliance as Admin, Analyst, or Monitor

To define the settings in a custom report:
  1. In the Web UI, choose Reports > Custom Reports.

  2. In the Report Title field, enter a name for your custom report.

  3. In the Report Format drop-down menu, select the output format for the custom report:

    • xml—Generate the report in XML format.

    • pdf—Generate the report in PDF format.

    • csv—Generate the report in CSV format.

    • json—Generate the report in JSON format.

  4. (Optional) In the Description field, enter a description of your custom report. You can specify any number of characters.

  5. In the Time Zone to Convert Report Data to drop-down menu, select the time zone for the custom report.

  6. In the Date Range drop-down menu, select the time period for this custom report:

    • past hour—Report covers analysis generated during the past 1 hour.

    • past 7 hours—Report covers analysis generated during the past 7 hours.

    • past 12 hours—Report covers analysis generated during the past 12 hours.

    • past 7 days—Report covers analysis generated during the past 7 days.

    • past 30 days—Report covers analysis during the past 30 days.

    • custom—Report covers analysis generated for a custom time period that ranges from the last 15 minutes to the past 1 year.

      Click Apply.

  7. In the Report Recipients field, enter the email address of the report recipient. To add multiple recipients, press Enter for each additional email address.

    To delete a recipient, click X next to the email address you want to delete.

  8. (Optional) If you want to schedule the generated custom report in the Reports > Schedule Reports page, select the Make Schedulable checkbox. The custom report that has been generated appears under "Custom Reports" in the Report Type drop-down menu.

    For details about how to schedule a generated custom report, see Scheduling reports for managed appliances using the Web UI .

  9. Click Next Step to add a table or graph, or click Save if you are finished configuring the custom report.

    To add a table to a section of a custom report, see Adding tables to a custom report using the Web UI .

    To add a graph to a section of a custom report, see Adding graphs to a custom report using the Web UI .