Use a Historical Report as a Template

This is a procedural topic for administrators describing how to use a historical export as a template. This may help save time by allowing you to use a standard report or a non-standard historical report (of type data export or custom) as a template rather than creating a historical report from the beginning.

Prerequisites

• You have logged in to storm with your user log in credentials and then launched the VIEW application. See Log in to storm and Launch VIEW.
• You are familiar with the VIEW Dashboard Interface.
• You are familiar with historical reports and how they are designed. (See Understanding VIEW Historical Reports and Historical Report Design)

Configuration

1. Click in the top-right of the VIEW window and then select Report Builder.

2. In the Report Builder, click the Open Report button.

3. In the list of reports, select 'Standard Reports' or 'Custom Reports' depending on the type of report you wish to use as a template. Select the report that you want to use as a template.

The report opens in the editor:

4. Edit the report as required.

5. Click Save As.

6. Provide a name for the new report and then click OK.

Explore Further

storm VIEW Standard Historical Reports Reference Guide