Using the Report Builder to view a report
Report results are initially displayed in a columnar format, with columns for the grouping and metrics selections.
Use the arrows next to each first-level attribute to expand or collapse the second-level attribute content below it.
Use the toolbar options to display the results in different formats.
- Select one of the chart options provided to display the results in chart format. Click the selection again to return to the original table format.
Hover over chart items to see more information. Deselect the chart to return to the report in table format.
All chart options are available for single-grouping reports, but chart options are limited for reports with 2 grouping attributes.
Trend charts are not available for Time attributes and cannot be used if the selected Date range is less than 2 days.
- Select the number of Rows to include on each page of the report. The default value of 100 can be changed to 50, 150, or 200.
- Use the arrows keys to page through or jump to specific pages of multi-page reports.
Each line in the report has a check box. Select one or more check boxes to open a popup window that includes additional options. Select:
- Drill Into by to drill down and get additional details. See Viewing report details for more information.
- Show Only to re-run the report and display only the selected items.
- Filter Out to re-run the report and exclude the selected items.
- View Transactions to be taken to the Transaction viewer and view the individual transactions for the selected items. See Using the Transaction Viewerfor more
information.
Optionally, click the bar or value displayed on a specific line to open Transaction Viewer for that transaction.
- Cancel Selections to cancel the selections and return to the report.Note: When viewing a Report Builder report that was created with User in the Grouping field, the options to Show Only, Filter Out, or View Transactions are disabled for any delegated administrator who does not have permission to View user names and hostnames in reports. See Delegated Administration and Reporting for more information.