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The Report Browser is accessed from the Create/View My Reports menu. It acts as a user’s reporting workspace and dashboard. It allows users to create, view, and modify reports. Reports can be scheduled, duplicated, bookmarked, and exported in PDF format. Reports can consist of any combination of tables and line charts.
The CREATE REPORT button is used to create a report. The plus icon is used to add an existing report to the dashboard.
A default name is given to a new report. To edit the name, select the edit icon next to the report name. The icon becomes visible when the mouse is moved over that area. To remove the report from the Report Browser, select the X icon. Removing the report from Report Browser does not delete the report. It is still available from All Reports which is discussed in Manage My Reports.
The ADD CONTENT button is used to add tables and charts to the report.
It opens the Add Content window shown here. This window presents a series of drop-down menus to define the content including the format. The remaining menus differ based on the selected format.
A table allows the user to select one of the following categories:
When the user selects the Category, a list of available and selected columns is displayed. Observability prepopulates the report with common columns. The user can either drag and drop or double-click a column name to add or remove it.
The next step shows a preview of the content and allows the user to sort and filter the results. The user can select in the “Filter by” field and scroll through the full list of columns, or they can begin typing to find a specific one. When the column is selected, the user can choose from an applicable value. The following example shows a filter on the Product Model column and then on all PowerMax systems.
Users can display custom tags in their reports and can use filtering to create reports specific to custom tags such as applications or business units. See the Custom Tags section for more information.
Sorting is performed by clicking the column name on which to sort. Once the user has the table as they want it, clicking Add Content will add the table to the report.
A line chart requires the user to select the Product and Category. Once those are selected, a table with available objects in that category is presented.
The user chooses which objects to include and clicks Next. The following example shows PowerMax storage groups "Finance_SG_11” and “Finance_SG_12” selected.
After choosing the objects, the final step is to choose the metrics.
The following example shows the Bandwidth, IOPs, and Latency metrics. Clicking Add Content adds the line charts to the reports.
Metrics available for line charts are shown in Appendix D: Report Browser metrics.
Anomaly charts are like line charts. The list of supported products is restricted to the following:
Anomaly charts provide both the value of the metric and the historic seasonality. By plotting the historic seasonality, users can identify any unexpected anomalies or changes in patterns. Anomaly charts show up to 24 hours of data.
When a report is created, there are several options that are available for the user at the report level.
The time range of line charts is set to Last 24 Hours by default. It can be changed to another preset value or a custom range using the pull-down.
For each individual chart or table, the user is presented with several options after selecting the options icon ().