Creating or editing a report group

About this task

To create a report group, click New Report Group above the filter textbox.

  • To edit an existing report group, right-click the report group label and select Edit Report Group....
    Note: Some report groups that are provided by Discover cannot be edited.

Procedure

  1. The following properties are available:
    Property
    Description
    Name
    Enter a user-friendly name. This name appears in the left navigation panel.
    Description
    Enter a meaningful description of the report group. This description appears when you mouse over the group in the left navigation panel.
    Template
    Select the type of report group template to use. See Report group templates.
  2. To add dimensions to the report group, click Add Dimensions.... See Adding dimensions to a report group.
    • To remove a dimension from the report group, click the X next to it.
  3. To save a draft of your new report group, click Save Draft.
    Note: Saving a draft saves the item to the session cache on the server. Changes must be committed before they are applied to the incoming session data. See Discover Event Manager.
    Note: After you saved a report group that includes dimensions, you cannot change its report group template.
    • To cancel your new group, click Cancel.