Choose reports to display
You can choose the reports to display with an Inventory object. Once selected, your choices are displayed as tabs in the view. Reports displayed under are controlled by privileges and license restrictions.
Only a subset of the full report catalog is represented in the . A curated set of report templates are displayed and organized by a high-level category. When displayed in the , these templates are sorted into information categories such as performance, storage or forecasting.
Displayed reports are either tied to the object selection by subsystem or the report is generic in nature. The report list is controlled by privileges and license restrictions.
Custom reports built using the Dynamic Template Designer and the SQL Template Designer are also displayed.
Report templates built for arrays, hosts, backup servers, datastores, VM guests and VM servers using the Dynamic Template Designer or SQL Template Designer can be assigned an Inventory report category during the creation process.
See Quick Start Step 1: Create a Basic Table Dynamic Template.
See Inventory Report Configuration.
Object type and subsystem can also be defined for further classification.
If a category has not been assigned, these templates are displayed under the heading . You can always assign a category, by customizing an existing template.
See Customize and Export Dynamic Templates.
See Edit a Custom Report Template.
Your selections are displayed as functional categories in the view.
To select the reports to display for an Inventory object
You can select any report to render, but you must explicitly Pin the report to save it once you log out of the session.
- Click Inventory.
- Select an object in the Hierarchy Panel.
- Switch the view to the Inventory Reports, if required, by clicking the icon beside the object name.
- Click the + tab to access a list of available reports to assign to the object.
- Click the report name to select and display it in your Inventory Reports. If the name is not displayed as a link, it has already been selected.
- Pin the report to save the association with the Inventory Object Type to allow for quick access the next time you login.
