Name: A unique, user-friendly name for the custom report. This is a required field. The custom report name appears to users in the User interface.
URL: Location of the custom report on a web server. It must start with http:// or https://; for example, http://servername/contentroot/. The path should also include the filename of the report. This is a required field.
Description: A brief description of the purpose and contents of the report. This appears to users in the User interface below the name of the report.
Active: When enabled, the custom report is available in the User interface, provided a user has permissions to run the report. When this option is disabled, the report is not available from within the User interface.
Visible to Workgroups: This section controls if the report is visible to workgroups. You can set visibility to all workgroups (default) or selected work groups. If the Selected Workgroups button is selected, a list of workgroups displays allowing you to choose the work groups where the report will be visible.
User Parameters: User parameters can be appended to the report URL through a query string. The parameters are used by the external report for report-level authentication and/or criteria. The user parameters include USERID, WORKGROUPID and any custom user fields of the following types: Text, Boolean, Numeric, Date/Time and Single Select List. Large Text and Unordered List custom user fields cannot be used as parameters.