HP Systems Insight Manager - Manual (Page 436)

You can also create a new report by selecting Reports
→Manage Reports→[New].
If Customer 1 with full configuration rights generates a report and a private collection, then Customer 2 with
full configuration rights is allowed to generate a report using the report configuration and private collection
that Customer 1 created. Customer 2 is allowed to edit, save, copy, and delete the report configuration but
cannot delete the private collection created by Customer 1.
Adding a new report
1. Select Reports
→New Report. The New Report window appears.
2. To add targets, select a group from the dropdown list. The contents of the selected group appear and
can be selected as targets. To select the entire collection, select Select "name of collection"
itself
.
3. Click Apply. The targets appear in the Verify Target Systems page.
4. The following options are available from Step 1: Verify Target Systems:
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Add Targets . Click Add Targets to add more targets to the Target System List.
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Remove Targets . To remove a target, select the target to be removed and click Remove Targets.
This option is only available if one or more target systems are selected in the Verify Target Systems
page.
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Add Event Filters .
To add event filters:
1. Click Add Event Filters if you want to filter the system targets with events. If you do not want
to filter the event, skip this step. The Add filters by selecting from dropdown list displays.
2. Select an event filter from the Add filters by selecting from dropdown list. The list of event
collections appears below.
3. Select the filter or event filter to be included.
4. Click Apply. The event filter appears in the Filtered By section.
Note: To change the event filter, click Modify Event Filters.
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Remove Filters . To remove a filter, select the filter to be removed and click Remove Filters.
Note: This option is only available if a filter has already been selected in the Verify Target Systems
page.
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Next . Click Next to specify parameters and to run or save the report.
5. After you click Next, the Step 2: Specify Parameters page appears.
a.
In the Report Name field, enter a name for the report.
Important: Report names cannot contain any of the following characters: < > ' & \ ` , # + | % ; /
\\ ! ~ @ $ ^ * = { } [ ] " : and ?
b. In the Select items to show in report section, select all of the categories or items to include in
the report. You can click the icon to expand a category, and select specific items or click the
icon to collapse a category.
c. After you have selected all items to include in the report, select one of the following options:
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Show all systems in the same table. This option displays all categories and items selected
in the Select items to show in report section in the report. The selected categories appear
as tables, and the selected data items appear as column headers in the report. All
systems
appear in the same table.
•
Show each system in a separate table. This option displays all categories and items selected
in the Select items to show in report section in the report. The selected categories appear
as tables, and all the selected data items appear as column headers. Each system appears
in an individual table.
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