User Reports Administration window

This topic describes the areas and options of the User Reports Administration section in the Administration Console.

About the main window

The User Reports Administration main window contains the following areas:

Menu area Displays the toolbar with the options for creating and deleting user report definitions.
Navigation area Enables you to view, filter, and select from a list of report definitions or files.
Content area Displays details about the selected report definition or file. If the top-level icon is selected in the navigation area, the content area displays a list of all report definitions or files in the base database.

To open User Reports Administration, go to Administration Console > Database Management> User reports administration.

For a description of the Administration Console main window, see Administration Console user interface.

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User Reports Administration menu area

The User Reports Administration toolbar contains buttons for adding or removing user reports and files, depending on the selected section. The User Report Definitions tab is displayed by default.

Section Description
User Report Definitions Add a new user report definition to the base database, or delete one or more selected report definitions from the base database.
User Report Files Add a user report file to the base database, or delete one or more selected user report files from the base database.

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User Reports Administration navigation area

Depending on the selected section, the User Reports Administration navigation pane lists user report definitions and report files in the base database;

Tab Description
User Report Definitions

Filter the list of report definitions by operating system: UNIX, VMS, or Windows. By default, all reports are displayed.

To view a list of report definitions for the applied filter, select the top-level Reports node.

To view the details of a report definition and its associated report files, select the report definition.
User Report Files

To view a list of all the report files in the base database, select the top-level Report Files node.

Select any report file to view its details in the content area.

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User Reports Administration content area

The User Reports Administration content pane displays information about the objects selected in the navigation pane.

When you select the top-level node in the navigation pane, you can:

  • View a list of report definitions or report files in the base database, depending on the selected tab. You can sort the list by clicking the column headings. To select all items on the page, click Select All .

  • Select user report definition and edit it.

  • Display the list of report definitions or files as an HTML page to print or save.

  • Display the list of report definitions or files as comma-separated values to save as a text file.

User Report Definitions section

When you select a report definition in the User Report Definitions section, the content pane displays the following sections:

Tab Description
General Displays basic details about the selected report definition. You can edit the report definition and its parameters.
Report Parameters Contains a list of parameters defined for the report. You can edit the report definition and its parameters.
Report Files Contains a list of report files assigned to the report definition. You can add, assign, and export report files, as well as set a default executable report file.

User Report Files section

When you select a report definition in the User Report Files section, the content pane displays the following sections:

Tab Description
General Displays the name, revision, and file name of the selected report file.
Used By Displays details about the report definitions to which the report file is assigned.

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