Creating a report by sorting and filtering
About this task
You can create a custom report by sorting and filtering the columns of an already defined report. Generate the report that is used as the basis for your new report and then use the sort, or filter option on the generated report.
To create the custom report, complete the following steps:
Procedure
- Generate the report from the menus by
completing the following steps:
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You can customize the report by performing any of the following actions:
- Sort, Move or delete a column
- Click the heading of the column that you want to work on. An icon with four arrows is displayed at the top of the column.
- Hover the mouse over the icon to displays the actions.
- Sort up (Ascending) - click the up arrow.
- Sort down (Descending) - click the down arrow.
- Move the column to the left - click the left arrow.
- Move the column to the right - click the right arrow.
- Delete the column - click the cross in the center. Note: If the key column of a report is deleted, some of the actions in the menu on the left are not available.
- The report is redisplayed in the order you selected.
- Filter a column
- If you click any cell in the report, the column is limited to the value that you select.
For example: If you select IBM® in the Manufacturer column when All Targets is displayed, only the targets that are manufactured by IBM® are redisplayed.
- If you click any cell in the report, the column is limited to the value that you select.
- Repeat step 2 until you have the report to your
requirements
- Sort, Move or delete a column
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To save the new report, complete the following steps: