Use cases for filtering reports by using property values
You can filter report data in TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform by using the property values on objects in TrueSight Server Automation.
Example 1
Consider that an Inventory report lists all the servers that are used in all the environments in your organization. You want a list of all the Windows servers used in the production environment.
To achieve this, you must create Environment
and OS Name
filters. Do the following:
- In TrueSight Server Automation, create a server property. Do the following:
- In the Name field, enter
Environment.
- In the Type section, select the Simple option.
- From the list of available types, select String enumeration.
- In the Possible values field, add the following values:
- Demo
- QA
- Production
- Select the Required and Used in reports check boxes.
- Click OK.
- In the Name field, enter
- Run the ETL process.
- In TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform, open the Inventory Summary by OS report.
- Edit the report.
- Search and drag the
Environment
property to the Columns field and Filters section. - Search and drag the
OS Name
field to the Filters section. - Publish and save the report.
Example 2
Consider that a Job Details report lists all the jobs that are executed in your environment. You want a list of all the jobs that are executed on all the Windows 2016 and RHEL 7 servers used in your environment.
To achieve this, you must create smart groups for the operating systems and Target_Server_Smart_Groups
filter. Do the following:
In TrueSight Server Automation, create Windows 2016 and RHEL 7 smart groups.
- In TrueSight Server Automation, create a job property. Do the following:
- In the Name field, enter
Target_Server_Smart_Groups.
- In the Type section, select the Simple option.
- From the list of available types, select String enumeration.
- In the Possible values field, add the following values:
- Windows 2016
- RHEL 7
- Select the Required and Used in reports check boxes.
- Click OK.
- In the Name field, enter
- Run the ETL process.
- In TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform, open the Job Details report.
- Edit the report.
- Search and drag the
Target_Server_Smart_Groups
property to the Columns field and Filters section. Publish and save the report.
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