Common Custom Report Fields

Many fields in the report template can be found in either a custom performance template or a custom system configuration template. You build all your custom report requests by completing the fields in the report template. Your selections define the nature and scope of the report. Not all fields will be found in every report template. The template automatically launched after your selection from the File menu in Report Manager determines what fields are displayed. The fields that can be common to both performance and system configuration reports are:

• Category

• Subcategory

• Report Request

• Report Title

• Data Properties

• Selected Hosts

• Output Mode

• Customize

Category

Select the desired category from the Category drop-down menu. New categories you create also appear in the drop-down menu. This field determines where in the hierarchy view the saved report request appears.

Subcategory

The Subcategory field is optional. Select the desired subcategory from the drop-down menu. New subcategories you create also appear in the drop-down menu. If used, the report request appears under the subcategory in the hierarchy view.

Report Request

Provide the name of the report request. This name appears as the title in the report request. The name also appears both in the report summary and the hierarchy views in Report Manager.

Report Title

The Report Title field is optional. This field provides a description of the report that then appears as the title. This description appears in the report summary of Report Manager. The report summary is displayed when the name of the report is selected in the hierarchy view.

Data Properties

Select the data properties to be included in the report in the Data Properties field. Click Edit to make your selections from the Property Chooser dialog box. There are some differences between the Property Chooser dialog box that is displayed in the performance or system configuration report templates. The correct dialog box automatically launches for you. Only the data properties currently being logged on the hosts will return data. For more information, see Data Properties.

Selected Hosts

Specify the hosts and corresponding port that you want to include in the report. Only agent machines that are linked to the server context will return data. If no port is specified for a host, the default port 161 is assigned. The choices are:

• Enter Hosts at Run Time: You must provide each host and corresponding port when you run the report request. A separate dialog box for this purpose is displayed at runtime. The host and corresponding port are not saved to the report request, and can be changed each time the report is run.

• Select Hosts From Main Console Window (Then Click Update): The hosts and corresponding ports you provide are saved to the report request. Each time the report is run, data is returned regarding the hosts originally saved. To select the desired hosts, go to the Sun Management Center 3.0 Main Console window. Make your selections either by using Shift+Click, or by drawing a lasso around the icons that represent the desired hosts. Click Update in the report template to add the hosts.

• Enter Hosts as Hostname:Port (Comma Delimited): If selected, you enter the host and the corresponding port. The proper form is to use a comma delimiter without a space. You can add as many valid hosts and ports as wanted.

Output Mode

Choose the desired format of the report from the Output Mode drop-down menu. The available options given depend on the type of report request you are creating. The possible options are:

• Line Graph

• Bar Chart

• Pie Chart

• Tabular

For more information about the report formats available, see Report Output Format Options.

Customize

The Customize field is optional. You can further customize the look of a graph report through the Customize dialog box. This option is available for Line Graph or Bar Chart report formats only. For more information, see Customizing the Appearance of Reports.