Creating a report definition

Learning about report definitions

What you need to know about report definitions

Each report in ContentReporter is associated with a particular definition. When you create a report definition you need to:

Include the name of the report
Attach a log file source
Assign at least one database query to search the database for specific information you want displayed in the report.

Optionally, you can

Filter log file information
Control access by others to this specific report definition

About the Report Definition page

The Report Definitions page lists each of the reports that you have created or that you have access to. You can filter the report definitions in the list by typing in name of a definition and clicking on the Find button.

About the Report Definition Properties window

Use the fields on the various tabs in the Report Definition properties window to create the report definition. Once you have created the report definition, it is listed in the Report Definition window. There you can access it, process it, and/or modify it. All reports are defined by entering the above information on the appropriate tab.