To select objects for reports:
1. Select the report that you want to generate and view. You are presented with a Selection tab in the content pane.
2. Use the Selection tab to select the objects upon which you want to generate a report.
This tab is divided into two distinct sections:
Report Filter Specifications. Use the options in this section to fine-tune the generation of the report. On some reports, you can enter a number in the Return maximum of __ rows per computer field to control how many rows are generated in the report. This will allow you to control the size of the report that is generated.
On some reports, there is a Profile drop-down list box. This box allows you to pick what Profile to use when generating the report. If you just want to use the supplied default Profile, then leave the field as is and generate the report. However, if you want to use a customized Profile that you have set up for this reporting, choose that Profile from the drop-down list. Keep in mind that Profiles control what statistics are gathered and also what files are included in that statistical analysis.
Object Selection. When the Selection tab is initially displayed, all objects in the list are pre-selected for your convenience. If you would like to generate the report for all the objects that have been selected for you, then click Generate Report. You can use the Select All and Clear All buttons to quickly select and unselect all of the objects in the list.
Note: If you are generating a Network Wide report, then the Selection tab will not have an Object Selection section (because you have chosen to generate the report network wide, for all objects).