Field options for custom reports

Select the fields that you want to include in the report. Fields are displayed in the order you place them in the Fields selected for the report box. All fields are positioned horizontally, from left to right. The first field in the list appears on the left side of the report.

See Creating a custom report.

Table: Field selection options

Item

Description

Catagory

Lets you select fields for a custom report that are based on Backup Exec functionality. Field categories include the following:

  • Alerts Group

  • Device Group

  • Job Group

  • Job History Group

  • Media Group

  • Policy Group

Available fields

Shows the list of available fields for each category.

By default, Backup Exec displays only the basic fields for each category. The basic fields include those fields that are most likely to be used in a report. To show all available fields, check Show advanced fields

To select consecutive fields, click the first item, press and hold SHIFT, and then click the last item. To select fields that are not consecutive, press and hold CTRL, and then click each item.

To move the selected fields to the Fields selected for the report box, click >>.

Fields selected for the report.

Shows the fields that are selected for display on the report.

Fields are displayed on the report based on the order in which they appear in the box titled Fields selected for the report. The first field in the list appears on the left side of the report.

Click Move UP or Move Down to reposition the fields on the report.

To remove a field, double click the item.

Field options for custom reports