Release Management predefined reports

The activities of most release coordinators center around release request analysis, for example, determining the length of time spent on release requests, types of releases requested, and frequently repeated tasks. Release Management reports to give you quick and easy access to information about your system.

To access the Reporting Console, in the navigation pane on the Release Management console, choose Functions > Reports. You first select the type of report that you want to run. The report type pulls information from the appropriate BMC Remedy ITSM application form. After you select a report type, you select the individual report that you want to run.

The "Web reports — names and descriptions" table describes the predefined Web reports and the "Crystal reports — names and descriptions" table describes the predefined SAP Crystal Reports included, organized by the type of report.

Web reports — names and descriptions

Report name	Description
Release > Configuration Item > Configuration Item Scheduled Releases
Releases Scheduled By Configuration Item	Shows all scheduled release requests grouped by CI
Release > Risk > Release Risk And Impact
Release Risk And Impact By Scheduled Start Date	Shows all releases with details of Risk and Impact, grouped by their scheduled start date
Release > Release Requests > Problem Records
Releases with Related Problems	Shows all problems related to the release
Release > Costs > Cost Summary/Year-Quarter by Service - Actual Cost
Cost Summary/Year-Quarter By Service-Actual Costs	Cross-tab report that provides the actual costs by the Service CI
Release > Configuration Item > Service Scheduled Releases
Releases Scheduled By Service	Shows all releases scheduled by Service CI, grouped by Service CI Name

Crystal reports — names and descriptions

Report name	Description
Release > Calendar > Releases By Calendar Date Range
Releases By Calendar Date Range	Shows all release requests grouped within a specified range of dates
Release > Costs > Cost Summary/Year-Quarter by Location - Actual Cost
Cost Summary/Year-Quarter By Location- Actual Costs	Cross-tab report that provides the actual costs incurred by the request location
Release > Release Requests > Activities
Activities By Status and Dates	Shows all releases, grouped by Status and Date
Releases With Activities and Tasks	Shows all activities and tasks associated with releases
Release > Release Requests > Approvals
Release Approvals By Approval Status	Shows all release requests that have been approved, grouped by their approval status
Release > Release Requests > Change Requests
Releases with Related Changes	Shows all change requests associated with the release
Release > Release Requests > Incident Records
Releases with Related Incidents	Shows all incidents related to the release
Release > Release Requests > Releases with Manifest Information
Releases with Manifest Information	Shows all activities and changes related to releases
Release > Release Requests > Unsuccessful
Unsuccessful Releases	Shows all unsuccessful releases

For detailed information about generating reports, see Generating a standard report.

Release Management predefined reports

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