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2. In the System Information Center menu bar, select Reports. 3. Click All Reports. A list of available common and custom reports is displayed. 4. Mark the check box to the left of the appropriate custom report you want to run. 5. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Reports. 6. Click Run. Note: Primary reports, which are identified by a 1 placed in the Display column, can be run independently. Sub-reports, which are identified by a 0 placed in the Display column, work in conjunction with primary reports, and therefore are dependent on a primary report. As a result, some sub-reports cannot be run separately. Creating a custom report In addition to generating common reports, you can create and run custom reports. Custom reports are made by modifying common reports provided with the System Information Center program. Custom reports are typically created by an Administrator account and are useful if you need to generate reports that specifically meet the needs of your enterprise environment. You can create custom reports by adding or subtracting columns to common reports. The System Information Center program provides a database with several tables, each of which has a series of columns that contain specific asset and user information. Using the System Information Center program's GUI, you can add these columns to existing reports to help you create a custom report. To add the appropriate column, or columns, to a custom report, you will need to identify the table that contains the column, or columns, you want to add. For detailed information regarding the tables provided with the database and the columns that are associated with each table, see Appendix B, "Using database information," on page 79. To create a custom report, complete the following procedure: 1. At the Logon window, type your User ID and Password. Click Submit. The System Information Center program is displayed. 2. In the System Information Center menu bar, select Reports. 3. Click one of the following menu options: v All Assets v Data Maintenance v Groups v Logs v My Assets v Software v Statistics v Tasks v ThinkVantage Reports v Users v Workstation Security 4. Select one of the common reports provided with the System Information program. The report is displayed. 34

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2.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
select
Reports
.
3.
Click
All
Reports
.
A
list
of
available
common
and
custom
reports
is
displayed.
4.
Mark
the
check
box
to
the
left
of
the
appropriate
custom
report
you
want
to
run.
5.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
click
Reports
.
6.
Click
Run
.
Note:
Primary
reports,
which
are
identified
by
a
1
placed
in
the
Display
column,
can
be
run
independently.
Sub-reports,
which
are
identified
by
a
0
placed
in
the
Display
column,
work
in
conjunction
with
primary
reports,
and
therefore
are
dependent
on
a
primary
report.
As
a
result,
some
sub-reports
cannot
be
run
separately.
Creating
a
custom
report
In
addition
to
generating
common
reports,
you
can
create
and
run
custom
reports.
Custom
reports
are
made
by
modifying
common
reports
provided
with
the
System
Information
Center
program.
Custom
reports
are
typically
created
by
an
Administrator
account
and
are
useful
if
you
need
to
generate
reports
that
specifically
meet
the
needs
of
your
enterprise
environment.
You
can
create
custom
reports
by
adding
or
subtracting
columns
to
common
reports.
The
System
Information
Center
program
provides
a
database
with
several
tables,
each
of
which
has
a
series
of
columns
that
contain
specific
asset
and
user
information.
Using
the
System
Information
Center
program’s
GUI,
you
can
add
these
columns
to
existing
reports
to
help
you
create
a
custom
report.
To
add
the
appropriate
column,
or
columns,
to
a
custom
report,
you
will
need
to
identify
the
table
that
contains
the
column,
or
columns,
you
want
to
add.
For
detailed
information
regarding
the
tables
provided
with
the
database
and
the
columns
that
are
associated
with
each
table,
see
Appendix
B,
“Using
database
information,”
on
page
79.
To
create
a
custom
report,
complete
the
following
procedure:
1.
At
the
Logon
window,
type
your
User
ID
and
Password.
Click
Submit
.
The
System
Information
Center
program
is
displayed.
2.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
select
Reports
.
3.
Click
one
of
the
following
menu
options:
v
All
Assets
v
Data
Maintenance
v
Groups
v
Logs
v
My
Assets
v
Software
v
Statistics
v
Tasks
v
ThinkVantage
Reports
v
Users
v
Workstation
Security
4.
Select
one
of
the
common
reports
provided
with
the
System
Information
program.
The
report
is
displayed.
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