Running a report

You can run a report to obtain inventory information from the database. You should update the inventory database before running a report to ensure that the report results are up-to-date.

There are two formats for the report results, depending on whether or not a view is included:

If the report contains a view, the output is a table listing computers and the values of the properties that were included in the view.

You can set the sort order for each column by clicking the column headers.

If the report contains a filter, the table contains the computers that match the filter conditions. If the report does not contain a filter, the table contains all the computers in the target computer group.

If the report does not contain a view (just a filter), the output is the list of computers in the target computer group that meet the filter criteria.

For example, you may want to obtain a list of computers that have the prerequisites for a software rollout.

You can print the report results, or export the results to a formatted text file or a comma-separated file. You can also create a new dynamic machine group from the report.

Printing the report results

Exporting the report results to a file

Saving a report as a dynamic machine group

To run a report

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

Select the Report folder.

In the Report pane, do one of the following:

Right-click the report that you want to run, then click Run Report.

Select the report that you want to run then, on the View menu, click Run Report.

In the Inventory Report Results window, view the report result.

If you want to preserve the report results, you can save the report as a dynamic machine group, export the results to a file, and print the results.

Click OK to close the Inventory Report Results window.

Note: You can also run a report directly from the Properties for <Report name> window, by clicking Run Report.