17.2 Built-in Reports

Built-in reports give you the capability to generate reports on object changes, object lists, and object details. Reference the topics in this section for to learn how to access these reports.

17.2.1 Reporting on Object Changes

You can view real-time change information for objects in your domains by generating Activity Detail reports. For example, you can view a list of changes made to an object or by an object during a specified time period. You can also export and print Activity Detail reports.

To report on object changes:

  1. Find the objects that match your criteria.

  2. Right-click an object, and select Reporting > Changes made to objectName or Reporting > Changes made by objectName.

  3. Select the start and end dates to specify the changes you want to view.

  4. If you want to change the number of rows to be displayed, type a number over the default value of 250.

    NOTE:The number of rows displayed applies to each Administration server in your environment. If you include 3 Administration servers in the report and use the default value of 250 rows to display, up to 750 rows can be displayed in the report.

  5. If you want to include only specific Administration servers in the report, select Restrict query to these DRA servers and type the server name or names you want the report to include. Separate multiple server names with commas.

  6. Click OK.

17.2.2 Reporting on Object Lists

You can export or print data from object lists. With this feature, you can quickly and easily report on and distribute general information about your managed objects.

When you export an object list, you can specify the file location, name, and format. DRA supports HTML, CSV, and XML formats, so you can export this information to database applications or post list results to a Web page

NOTE:You can also select multiple items in a list and then copy these items to a text application, such as Notepad.

To report on object lists:

  1. Find the objects that match your criteria.

  2. To export this object list, click Export List on the File menu.

  3. To print this object list, click Print List on the File menu.

  4. Specify the appropriate information to save or print this list.

17.2.3 Reporting on Object Details

You can export or print data from details tabs that list object attributes, such as group memberships. With this feature, you can quickly and easily report on and distribute frequently needed details about specific objects.

When you export an object details tab, you can specify the file location, name, and format. DRA supports HTML, CSV, and XML formats, so you can export this information to database applications or post list results to a Web page.

To report on object details:

  1. Find the object that matches your criteria.

  2. On the View menu, click Details.

  3. In the details pane, select the appropriate tab.

  4. To export these object details, click Export Details List on the File menu.

  5. To print these object details, click Print Details List on the File menu.

  6. Specify the appropriate information to save or print this list.