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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 44 Working with Reports
Using Report Templates
For some search fields, the drop-down menu may contain user-defined managed objects instead of, or
with, input parameters. Managed objects, which have distinctive icons depending on their type, are
system configuration variables you can use as values in constraining searches. However, they do not
produce the generation-time query for user input that occurs with input parameters. For information on
managed objects, see
with, input parameters. Managed objects, which have distinctive icons depending on their type, are
system configuration variables you can use as values in constraining searches. However, they do not
produce the generation-time query for user input that occurs with input parameters. For information on
managed objects, see
.
Note
When you edit the constraints of a reporting search, the system saves your edited search under
the following name:
the following name:
section custom search
, where
section
is the name in the section title bar
followed by the string
custom search
. To have meaningful names for your saved custom
searches, be sure you change the section name before you save the edited search. You cannot
rename a saved reporting search.
rename a saved reporting search.
Step 5
When finished modifying the fields in the search editor, click
OK.
The Report Sections page reappears and a new predefined search appears in the section’s
Search
drop-down menu.
Using Input Parameters
License:
Any
You can use input parameters in a report template that the report can dynamically update at generation
time. The input parameter icon (
time. The input parameter icon (
) indicates the fields that can process them. There are two kinds of
input parameters:
•
Predefined — see the
table
•
User-defined — see
table
Predefined Input Parameters
License:
Any
Predefined input parameters are resolved by internal system functions or configuration information. For
example, at report generation time, the system replaces the
example, at report generation time, the system replaces the
$<Time>
parameter with the current date and
time. The following table defines the parameters available for use. You might, for example, include
$<Month>
in the title of a monthly summary report that generates automatically under scheduler control.
Your report title then automatically updates with the correct month.
Table 44-4
Predefined Input Parameters
Insert this parameter...
...to include this information in your template:
$<Logo>
The selected uploaded logo
$<Report Title>
The report title
$<Time>
The date and time of day the report ran, with one-second granularity
$<Month>
The current month
$<Year>
The current year
$<System Name>
The name of the Defense Center
$<Model Number>
The model number of the Defense Center