ZENworks® ESM 3.5 Administrator’s Manual 48
Generating Custom Reports
Software Requirements
ODBC-compliant reporting tools (i.e., Crystal Reports, Brio, Actuate) may be used to create
custom reports not included in the Novell reports list. These reporting tools can view and query
the reporting information from a common data warehouse, star format.
The reports included with ESM were created using Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET (SP2).
This version of Crystal Reports is bundled with Visual Studio .NET and is available as an optional
component. To learn more, visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/team/crystalreports/
default.aspx
Creating a ESM Compliant Report
Before you begin, please review the report creation process outlined at: http://
msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/team/crystalreports/gettingstarted/default.aspx
The first phase implementation of the ESM reporting framework has the following requirements
of every report to be integrated into the system:
• The report may be based on only one data source. That data source must be a single
table or view residing within the source database (see Figure 25).
Figure 25 : Browse the Reporting Data Source
• The report must have a title specified and saved with the report. Optional title, subject,
author and comments will be displayed if specified (see Figure 26).
