Introduction to Reports

This manual describes how to download information from SL1 in a report file. This manual is intended for users who need to create and manage reports in SL1.

There are two general types of reports in SL1: custom reports and embedded reports. This chapter contains an overview of each type of report.

Use the following menu options to navigate the SL1 user interface:

To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon ().
To view a page containing all the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon ().

This section includes the following topics:

What is a Custom Report?

A custom report in SL1 provides you with a collection of data from one or more tables in the SL1 database. This information is populated and generated in different user-defined formats. You can select from default custom reports provided by ScienceLogic, edit these default reports, or create your own reports. You can also schedule reports, view a list of archived reports, and email reports to other users.

Custom reports include Quick Reports, which are custom report templates in SL1. Quick Reports are also called "ad hoc reports". You can access Quick Reports on the Reports page, in the Run Report category (Reports > Run Report). For more information, see Generating Quick Reports.

A report includes three components:

An input form where you select the options and data you want to include in the report.
An .ods output template that specifies the format of the generated report.
Gluecode, the code that specifies how to handle your input, which data to retrieve, and any processing that needs to be performed on the data.

SL1 includes predefined reports, with defined forms, output templates, and the gluecode. These predefined reports can be modified, and you can create your own custom reports.

What is an Embedded Report?

Several pages in SL1 allow you to generate an embedded report, which contains the information displayed in the page. Embedded reports cover the following elements:

Devices
Device Interfaces
System Processes
Windows Services
Hardware Components
Installed Software
Organizations
User Accounts
Access Keys
Tickets
Asset Records
Product Subscriptions
Vendors

If a feature includes embedded reports, the SL1 page for that feature will include a Reports button. Also, the section in the documentation that covers that feature will include a description of the embedded reports for that feature. For example, the Ticketing section includes descriptions of embedded reports that include information about tickets. Additionally, this section includes a description of all embedded reports in SL1.

The following sections include descriptions about embedded reports: