# Reports

## Introduction

Reports provide a historical view of various metrics that are key to managing infrastructure efficiently. OpsRamp reports cater to a wide audience from NOC engineers to IT executives who want to ensure efficient management of their infrastructure.

## Core Concepts

### Custom Report

The Custom Reports feature enables you to design your own reports with customized content:

* Design spreadsheet style reports for Inventory, Inventory breakdown and Metrics
* Schedule reports to run at specific times
* Share reports with other users in the organization
* Organize reports easily within a folder

### Create New Custom Report

To create a custom report,

1. Login to OpsRamp.

2. Click **All Clients** and select the client.

3. On the drop-down menu, click **Reports.**\
   &#x20;![](https://docs.opsramp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/New-UI-Image-261x300.png)\\

4. Create a folder in which you need the reports to be stored.

5. To create a folder, in **Custom** panel, click **+** button to **Add Folder** and provide a name to the folder.

The newly created folder will be placed inside the default folder **Created by me**.

Now, to compose a report select the folder and then click **New**.

![](https://docs.opsramp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Custom-Report-800x200.jpg)

| Field Name  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name        | Provide a name for the report.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Folder      | Select the folder in which the report needs to be stored.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Report Type | <p>Select OnDemand Only or OnDemand and On Recurring Schedule.</p><p>If OnDemand and On Recurring Schedule is selected then provide the frequency.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Sections    | You can create five sections for the report, this is the section name of the current report.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Name        | Provide the section name. This field is mandatory before saving the report.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Report On   | <p>Select the report type – Inventory, Inventory breakdown, and Metrics.</p><ol><li><p><strong>Inventory</strong></p><ul><li>Select the client.</li><li>Filter for the rule.</li><li>Select attributes for the report. Recommended 20 attributes for a report for best view.</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Inventory breakdown</strong></p><ul><li>Select the client.</li><li>Filter for the rule.</li><li>Breakdown column – On what parameter the report should be based on.</li><li>Visualization – Select the Visual chart type Table, Column, Bar Chart or Pie Chart.</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Metrics</strong></p><ul><li>Select the client.</li><li>Resource type – select from the device group, device type, site, and synthetics.</li><li><p>Report On – Monitoring templates</p><ul><li>Templates</li><li>Monitors</li><li>Metrics</li></ul></li><li><p>Report On – Individual monitors</p><ul><li>Monitors</li><li>Metrics</li></ul></li><li><p>Select Duration</p><ul><li>Can be selected from last 180 days. or</li><li>Select any date range.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ol> |

![](https://docs.opsramp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Custom-Report-2-600x369.jpg)
