Qapp-based Report

The Qapp-based report is one of the inventory report types, the data source coming from the outputs generated by running a Qapp, such as FRU Report, Stackable Switch Report and VSS Report. See Customize Inventory Report  for more description.

1. Click the start menu  and select Inventory Report.
2. In the left pane, select a Qapp report. The report data is displayed with the data generated last time.

3. For the predefined Qapp report, the data source is the live network by default. To change the data source, click the icon.
4. Click Run to retrieve data for the Qapp report with the specified data source.
5. Click Export.
   

   Tip: The default location of the exported file is C:\Users\<your username>\Downloads. If the outputs of the selected Qapp contain several CSV reports, you can only select one sheet to export.

Customize a New Qapp Report

Each Qapp Report must be bound with a Qapp file with CSV output. By default, there are three built-in Qapps for generating the inventory reports as mentioned above. You can also write your own Qapp to get a customized inventory report. See Creating a Qapp to Export Network Data to Local CSV File for more details.

With the customized Qapp file, you can follow the steps below to customize a new Qapp Report.

1. Click the start menu  and select Inventory Report.
2. Click Go to Manage Reports Page at the upper-right corner.
3. Click New Inventory Report on the new page. A wizard will prompt to guide you through the steps to create a report.
4. Enter the report name and description, and then click Next.
   

   Tip: To make the report accessible to more users in the current domain, you can select the Share to all check box, which will be categorized into Customized Reports > Shared Reports.

   1. Specify the devices to be included in the inventory report. Then click Next.
      • Built-in Group — select a site, device group or device type as device scope. 
      • Customized Group —click New, and then filter the devices, interfaces, modules, and the like, by setting criteria in Dynamic Search. 
   2. Select Qapp Report as the report type, and the corresponding sample of a Qapp report will be displayed for reference. Click Next.
      
      
   3. For the Qapp report, you need to select a Qapp with report output and specify the data source. Click Next.
      
      
   4. Preview the first five entries of the report. Click Finish.
5. To view the created report, point to the report entry, and then click the  icon to select View.