CMDB Utilization Report

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

This report displays general CMDB statistics. For example, the statistics can include the number of Impact rules created, how many CIs are contained in the CMDB, or how many snapshots have been taken.

Report Example

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To access

Select Managers > Modeling > Reports. In the Custom Reports pane, do one of the following:

Click the Create New Report button and select CMDB Utilization Report.
Under General:
- Double-click CMDB Utilization Report.
- Right-click CMDB Utilization Report and select Create New Report.
- Select CMDB Utilization Report, and drag it onto the right pane.

Relevant tasks

How to Generate a Custom Report

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
<Toolbar>	For details, see Report Toolbar Options.
Name	The name of the CMDB statistic.
Value	The number of instances for the CMDB statistic found in the system.

UI Element (A-Z)

Description

<Toolbar>

For details, see Report Toolbar Options.

Name

The name of the CMDB statistic.

Value

The number of instances for the CMDB statistic found in the system.