32.1 Creating a Custom Report

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click the Asset Management tab.

  2. For license compliance and license allocation reports, click the License Management tab, then click License Management Reports.

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    For software usage reports, click the Software Usage tab.

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    For contract management reports, click the Contract Management tab, then click Contract Management Reports.

  3. In the Custom Reports panel, open the folder where you want to create the report.

  4. Click New to display the Custom Report Definition - Step 1 of 2 page.

  5. Fill in the following fields:

    Name: Specify a name for the report. The name must be unique within the folder where it is being created.

    Type: For License Management and Contract reports, this field is preset. For Software Usage reports, select the type of report you want to create. The type determines which Focus options are displayed.

    Focus: Select a focus for the report. The focus determines which fields are available to available to include in the report. For example, if you are creating a License Management type report and you select Purchase Records as the focus, only the fields related to purchase records are available.

  6. Click Continue to display the Custom Report Definition - Step 2 of 2 page

  7. Fill in the following fields:

    Name: Displays the name you entered in Step 5. You can change it if necessary.

    Folder: Displays the folder you selected in Step 3. You can change it if necessary.

    Description: Specify a description for your report. This is optional

    Type: Displays the report type you selected in Step 5.

    Columns: From the list on the left, select the fields you want to include in your report. Use the arrow icons to move the selected fields to the list on the right. Use Ctrl+click to select more than one field at a time. Use the up and down icons to order the field display.

    Criteria: Lets you include or exclude entries based on the value of a field in the database. For example, if you are creating a report with a Purchase Record focus and you don’t include any criteria, all purchase records are displayed in the generated report. However, if you select Purchase Reseller = CheapSoft as the criteria, only purchase records with CheapSoft as the purchase reseller are displayed.

    Select your filter criteria in the Field, Operator, and Value fields. Use the + icons to add filters or click the - icon to delete a filter. Click OR or AND to toggle back and forth between the two operators.

    Summary Criteria: Lets you include or exclude entries based on a calculated value.

    Select your summary filter criteria in the Field, Operator, and Value fields. Use the + icons to add filters; click the - icon to delete a filter. Click OR or AND to toggle back and forth between the two operators

  8. Click Save.

    The report is added to the Custom Reports panel. However, it is not displayed until you refresh the page.