Follow these steps to edit the table section in a custom report for managed appliances using the Central Management System appliance Web UI. You can change the table columns that you want displayed in the section of a custom report. When you change attributes of the table section of a custom report, the updated report section overwrites the existing report section.
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You can edit the table 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 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 added one or more table sections to a new custom report for a managed appliance using the Central Management System Web UI. For details about how to add a table to a section of a custom report, see Adding tables to a custom report using the Web UI .
In the Custom Reports page, locate the report section whose attribute you want to edit.
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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.
In the Section Details area:
Change the name of the table for your custom report section.
(Optional) In the Description field, enter a description to define the report section.
In the Table Settings area:
Change the table type and data from the Table Type drop-down menu. The available table options depend on the appliance that is connected to your Central Management System appliance.
In the Select Table Columns area, select the columns you want to view for the custom report. The available column options are based on the table option you selected.
(Optional) To preview the graph settings, select the Preview checkbox. The table attributes that you changed are displayed.
If you need to refresh the content, click the refresh icon (
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).Click Save.
Drag the table 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:
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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.