HP Systems Insight Manager 6.3 User Guide

Format for generated report:
◦ HTML (Recommended for viewing)
Enables viewing an existing report in HTML format.
◦ XML
Enables viewing an existing report in XML format.
◦ CSV
Enables viewing an existing report in CSV format.
• Copy
Systems Insight Manager enables you to copy report configurations from an existing report
configuration. You can edit the newly copied configurations to create a new report.
NOTE: You must be signed in to Systems Insight Manager with administrative rights or
operator rights to copy report configurations. If you are not signed in with administrative or
operator rights, the copy option is not available.
• New
Enables you to create a new report and add it to Systems Insight Manager reports. This option
is only available for Systems Insight Manager.
You can save the report configuration for future use or generate a one-time report.
• Edit
Systems Insight Manager enables you to edit existing report configurations. You can save
these updated report configurations over the existing report configuration, or you can save it
as a new report configuration.
NOTE: You must have administrative rights or operator rights to create, save, edit, copy, or
delete report configurations. Users with user rights cannot edit the report configurations.
• Delete
You can permanently delete a report configuration from the Manage Reports page.
• Showing SQL Queries.
Enables viewing SQL queries.
Select Reports→Manage Reports.... The Manage Reports page appears. Select the report for
which you want to view the SQL details, select Run Report, and then on the report itself, click
Show SQL queries.
Snapshot Comparison
Snapshot comparisons enable you to compare up to four systems (with the same operating system)
to each other or to compare a single system to itself and observe changes over time.
Enhanced Reports
Enhanced reports contain the Reports by Product table that displays the products registered with
Systems Insight Manager along with the available reports. There are 15 predefined reports under
Systems Insight Manager enhanced reports.
The reporting engine main page contains the Reports by Product table that displays the products
registered with Systems Insight Manager along with the available reports.
62 Reporting in Systems Insight Manager