Friday, October 10, 2008
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 for Dummies
System Center Configuration Manager - ReportsHow to Create a Reporting Point
A reporting point in Configuration Manager 2007 is a site server role that hosts files used by Configuration Manager to display database information in Report Viewer. Use the following procedure to create a reporting point on a site system computer.
To create a reporting point
1. In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database / Site Management /
2. Determine whether to create a new site system or modify an existing site system, and then follow the associated step.
3. To create a new site system and add the reporting point role:
4. Right-click Site Systems, click New, and then click Server.
5. To add the reporting point role to an existing site system:
6. Right-click the site system name, and then click New Roles.
7. Configure the general site system settings, and then click Next.
8. Select Reporting Point, and then click Next.
9. Specify the Report folder for the reporting point. Configuration Manager creates a folder with the specified name under \Inetpub\wwwroot. The default folder name is SMSReporting_sitecode.
10. Specify whether the Configuration Manager console opens the Report Viewer Web page using hypertext transfer protocol (http) or secure hypertext transfer protocol (https), and what port number is used. The default port for http is 80, and the default port for https is 443.
11. Click Next, and then click Close again to exit the wizard.
How to Configure Report Options for a Site
The reporting options for a Configuration Manager 2007 site provide the ability to select the default reporting point used and whether a new browser window opens when running reports and dashboards from the Configuration Manager console. Use the following procedure to configure the report options for a site.
1. In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database.
2. Right-click <>, and then click Report Options.
3. Specify from the drop-down list the default report point that will be used when opening reports and dashboards from the Configuration Manager console. If there are no reporting points available in the list, you must exit the dialog box and then create a reporting point. By default, the maximum number of reporting points displayed in the drop-down list is five.
4. Specify whether reports and dashboards that run from the Configuration Manager console open in a new browser window or if they open within the console.
How to Modify the Number of Reporting Points in Report Options
The Report Options dialog box provides a drop-down list of the available reporting points. By default, a maximum of five reporting points appear in the drop-down list. Use the following procedure to modify the number of reporting points that appear in the drop-down list.
To modify the maximum number of reporting points in the drop-down list
1. Open the Registry Editor on the computer on which the Configuration Manager console is installed.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Admin UI. Create the SMS, Admin UI, and Reporting keys if they are not present.
3. Create a DWORD value named MenuCount under the Reporting key, and then enter the value for the desired maximum number of reporting points that will appear in the drop-down list.
How to Run a Report
Reports in Configuration Manager 2007 are opened in Report Viewer, which can be opened from the Configuration Manager console or by using a Web browser. Reports can be opened from any computer that has access to a reporting point for the site and for users that have sufficient rights to view the reports. Use the following procedures to open a report from the Configuration Manager console and from a Web browser.
Procedure
To run a report from the Configuration Manager console
1. In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database / Computer Management / Reporting / Reports.
2. Right-click the name of the report that you want to run, and then click Run. The report will either open within the Configuration Manager console or be displayed in a Web browser window.
To run a report from a Web browser
1. Open a Web browser, enter the URL for the report, and then press Enter. The default URL for a report is http://reporting point name/SMSReporting_site code/Report.asp?ReportId=ReportID.
2. Alternatively, you can go to Report Viewer, select the report from the list, and then click Display. The default URL for the reporting point is http://servername/SMSReporting_site code.
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