Running a report

Edit online

Perform the following steps to run any report from the Report tab. You can run reports with predefined default parameters or run customized reports driven by custom parameters.

Before you begin

At least one provider must be associated with a job definition. See Registering a storage provider.
Run a job immediately; sometimes referred to as on demand. See Start, pause, and hold a job session.
You can also create a schedule that can be applied to a job definition so that the job is run as defined by the parameters of the schedule. See Creating a schedule.

Procedure

To run a report, complete the following steps:

Click the Report tab. On the Views pane, select Reports. The Report Browser opens.
Select a predefined report from the Report Browser pane.
To run a report for default and custom parameters, complete the following steps:
- For default parameters:
  Click Run.The default report data is returned in the Report pane.
- For custom parameters:
  Select report parameter values in the Parameters pane and then click Run. Parameters are unique to each report. The parameters that you select drive the report output. The customized report data is returned in the Report pane.

What to do next

Create a Report job definition to schedule the report to run automatically. See Creating a report job definition.
Save a report with customized parameters. See Creating a customized report