Creating reports

You can create a new report at any time, and can use any combination of filters and views. You can preview a report by running it immediately, or you can save it in the Reports folder and run it later.

To create a report

1.

In the Symantec Ghost Console, in the left pane, expand the Inventory folder.

2.

Select the Report folder.

3.

Do one of the following:

4.

In the Properties for New Inventory Report window, in the Report Name field, type the name of the new report.

The name must be unique, and may contain up to 50 alphanumeric characters. You should choose a descriptive name that indicates what information is contained in the report.

5.

In the Target box, click Browse then, in the Select Target window, select the computer group that you want to use as the target of the report.

6.

If you want to use a filter in the report, check Use Filter, then click Browse.

7.

In the Select Inventory Filter window, select the filter that you want to use in the report.

If you need to create a new filter, in the Select Filter window, click New to open the Properties for New Filter window, then specify the appropriate details.

Creating filters

8.

If you want to use a view in the report, check Use View, then click Browse.

9.

In the Select Inventory View window, select the view that you want to use in the report.

If you need to create a new view, in the Select Inventory View window, click New to open the Properties for New View window, then specify the appropriate details.

Creating views

10.

If you want to preview the report results before saving the report, click Run.

The Inventory Report Results window shows the results. Click Close to close the Inventory Report Results window.

11.

Click OK to save the report.

The new report is added to the Report folder.