Configure report scope with attributes
Attributes enable you to define a set of data to populate reports. In addition, attributes provide flexibility for categorizing data. For example, you may want to organize hosts by location and business unit. For more information on how to create and manage attributes refer to the following.
See Set attributes on hosts .
See Host groups vs attributes.
To configure scope using attributes
- Search for a report or report template to generate the report. For example: Job Summary.
The Job Summary Scope Selector allows you to specify parameters, report criteria and generate a report as shown in the following example:
- Select Filter by Common Attributes to define the scope of the report more specifically. For example, if you select attribute values, Location: Campbell, Department: Engineering, Business_Unit: Cost Center 1 and select Filter by Common Attributes, the report will display only the results that contain all 3 attribute values. If you do not select Filter by Common Attributes, the report will display all results with attributes values Campbell, Engineering, or Cost Center 1.
- Select Apply Attributes to Backup Servers to apply the attributes only to the backup servers, instead of hosts.
- Click Modify. The Report Scope Selector window launches.
- On the Groups tab, expand the Hosts folder to view the Attributes folder.
- Expand the Attributes folder to view the list of attributes that have been created for your environment.
- Drag the attribute values into the "In scope" pane.
For example, find all hosts where the attribute, Location, is set to SF.
Hosts have additional special considerations.
