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Working with reports


Some reports are based on jobs that run in BMC Server Automation, while some reports use data collected in other ways. The following topics describe how to set up BMC Server Automation jobs when applicable, and how to view, create, and integrate reports:

If Report Studio is enabled in your environment, any user who is assigned the Global Report Admin role will consume the Cognos Report Studio License. Verify that the Report Studio license has been purchased.

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Importing templates

Report data sources and related BMC Server Automation jobs

Creating BMC Server Automation jobs

Creating-and-modifying-BMC-Server-Automation-jobs in the BMC Server Automation documentation

Loading properties from the BMC Server Automation database to the reports data warehouse

Transferring RBAC data

Running extract, transform, and load (ETL)

Related BMC Communites videos

The following BMC Communities video series provides examples of how to create reports using Query Studio. Part 1 shows how you can write your own Detailed Server Inventory report using Query Studio. Part 2 discusses how to convert queries to reports and scheduling using BMC Decision Support for Server Automation. Part 3 shows how to create a patching report.

icon-play.png Writing your own reports - Detailed Server Inventory Report (Part 1) (5:51): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3M9gfCl1NE&feature=youtu.be

icon-play.png Writing your own reports - Converting Queries to Reports and Scheduling (Part 2) (2:51): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AJOEbjoYew&feature=youtu.be

icon-play.png Writing your own reports - Patching Compliance Rate by Run (Part 3) (6:40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGeBylN2PBg&feature=youtu.be

 

 

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