Create a FileWave Report

What a FileWave Report answers

CreationA ofFileWave Report answers a repeatable inventory question, such as which devices have an application version installed, which disks are low on free space, or which payloads are assigned.

When to create a report

Create a Report when administrators need a reusable operational view, a source for a Smart Group, or a consistent status export for another team. Define the question before adding fields so the result stays useful rather than becoming a broad inventory dump.

Create the report

In FileWave Central, open Reports, create a new Report, choose the report istype, usedand give it a name that describes the question it answers. The video shows the basic creation flow; the related articles cover fields, criteria, and result handling.

Choose the type that matches the object you need to analyze:

Devices — list devices that match inventory criteria. Applications — report installed application inventory and versions. Licenses — review license allocation and utilization. Payloads — report on items being deployed and their assignment context. Boosters — review Booster inventory and status information.

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When/Why

We will typically use reports both for ourselves (to get a feel for the state of the environment), and they are also very useful for communicating "status" to senior management.

How

We'll go into the details of building reports in the articles linked below, but we'll simply start with creation of the report and giving it a name.

Each report we create has the ability to report on one of the following:

Devices (Lists devices based on a criteria) Applications (Useful for seeing what is installed) Licenses (For reporting on License utilization) Payloads (For showing information on items you are deploying) Boosters (For information about boosters)