Follow these steps to create a custom device report:
From the Web interface, select Reports.
In the tree view, select Custom Device Reports.
From
(Add Menu), select Add Custom Device Report.The Create Custom Device dialog appears.
Enter a name for the report, and then click Submit.
The graph edit page appears.
Define report parameters, as follows.
Name - Optionally edit the report name.
Title - Enter a report title. This title shows in the report display, and is distinct from the report name.
Path - Specify the path in the hierarchy where you want the system to store the report.
Query - Specify the actual query string for the report. If you want to limit the report to just those devices with a serial number, for example, you can set the Query value to:
here.hw.serialNumber != ""Sort Column - Specify the column on which you want to sort the report by default.
Sort Sense - Specify the sense that the system uses to sort: asc (ascending sort) or desc (descending sort).
Columns - Specify the data to be retrieved and displayed in the report. For example, you could specify:
getId - Gets the name of any devices.
getManageIp - Gets the IP addresses of the devices.
getHWSerialNumber - Grabs serial numbers for the devices.
Note
For a complete list of valid options, refer to the information on Device schema in the appendix titled "TALES Expressions."
Column Names - Optionally specify column names to make the column headers more descriptive.
For the columns specified in the previous example, you could use these column names:
Device
Address
Serial #
Click Save to save the report.
