Lenovo ThinkPad T40p IBM System Information Center Administrator's Guide - Page 43

Note: There are two primary considerations when selecting a report from which to create a custom report. v You might want to use a comprehensive common report to serve as a basis for your custom report. One option is to click Reports from the System Information Center menu bar, select All Assets then click All Assets. This will provide a common report that will be a good foundation on which to create your custom report. v If you select All Reports from the Reports menu item located in the System Information Center menu bar, you are provided with a list of all reports contained within the program. Two types of reports are displayed: primary reports and sub-reports. Primary reports are identified by a 1 placed in the Display column. Sub-reports are identified by a 0 placed in the Display column. Primary reports can be run independently. Some sub-reports work in conjunction with primary reports, and therefore are dependent on a primary report. As a result, some sub-reports cannot be run separately. 5. In the System Information Center menu bar click Options and select Add Query Table. Then click on the table that contains the column you want to add. 6. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Options and select Add Query Column. Then click on the column that contains the specific user or asset information you want to add to the common report. Note: The columns that are displayed after you select Add Query Column are only those that are available from the table you selected in Step 5 or from tables included in the base report you chose to customize. For information about the tables that are provided with the System Information program and the columns associated with each table, see Appendix B, "Using database information," on page 79. 7. To save the report, complete the following procedure: a. In the System Information Center menu bar, select Reports. b. Click Edit Report SQL. c. In the Name field, type the name you would like to assign to the custom report you just created. d. In the Description field, type a phrase or sentence that uniquely describes the function of the custom report you just created. e. In the Menu name field, type the name of the custom report you just created as you would like it to appear in the menu bar located under the Reports menu item. f. Click Submit. Generating a custom report Unless you schedule a task that runs a report automatically, custom reports are run manually after they are created. To generate 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 All Custom Reports or My Custom Reports or Custom Reports. A list of available 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. Chapter 5. Performing System Information Center advanced functions 35