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Run a Report

Perform the following steps to run any report from the Report tab. You can run reports with predefined default parameters or run customized reports driven by custom parameters.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

At least one provider must be associated with a job definition. See Register a Provider.
Run a job immediately; sometimes referred to as on demand. See Start, Pause, and Hold a Job Session.
You can also create a schedule that can be applied to a job definition so that the job is run as defined by the parameters of the schedule. See Create a Schedule.

To run a report using default parameters:

Click the Report tab. On the Views pane, select Reports . The Report Browser opens.
Select a predefined report from the Report Browser pane.
Click Run . The default report data is returned in the Report pane.

To run a report using custom parameters:

Click the Report tab. On the Views pane, select Reports . The Report Browser opens.
Select a predefined report from the Report Browser pane.
Select report parameter values in the Parameters pane. Parameters are unique to each report. The parameters that you select drive the report output.
Click Run . The customized report data is returned in the Report pane.

NEXT STEPS:

Create a Report job definition to schedule the report to run automatically. See Create a Report Job Definition.
Save a report with customized parameters. See Create a Customized Report.