Generic Breakdown 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 the breakdown of CI types by the following:

The CITs grouped under the selected CIT in the CIT tree

A CIT attribute

For more details about CI types, see CI Type Manager.

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 Generic Breakdown Report.
Under Breakdown:
- Double-click Generic Breakdown Report.
- Right-click Generic Breakdown Report and select Create New Report.
- Select Generic Breakdown 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
<Bar graph/Pie chart>	Each segment of the pie chart/column in a bar graph represents a CIT or a CIT attribute, depending on how that level has been broken down. Click a slice/bar to drill down to the next level, if one has been defined. You can generate a report that has up to three different levels. You can also display the information in table format. When you hold the mouse over the relevant segment/bar, a tooltip indicates the number of CI instances found for that CIT or CIT attribute, the percentage of the pie it represents (when viewing the information in pie chart format), and the CIT or CIT attribute the slice/bar represents.
<Breadcrumbs>	Displays the levels through which you have navigated to get to the current level. Appears horizontally across the top of the chart. Note Each level in the list of breadcrumbs is a clickable link.
<Shortcut Menu>	Drill down to the level of individual CIs and right-click a CI in the report to access the IT Universe Manager shortcut menu. For details, see IT Universe Manager Shortcut Menu.
<Toolbar>	For details, see Report Toolbar Options.
Breakdown by	Select the required breakdown for the first level.
CIT to break down	The CIT whose instances are broken down by the selected attributes.
Include All Integration Points	Select the check box to include federated CIs in the report. When the check box is cleared, only local CIs are included in the report.
Then by	(Optional) Select the required breakdown for the second and third levels.

UI Element (A-Z)

Description

<Bar graph/Pie chart>

Each segment of the pie chart/column in a bar graph represents a CIT or a CIT attribute, depending on how that level has been broken down.

Click a slice/bar to drill down to the next level, if one has been defined. You can generate a report that has up to three different levels. You can also display the information in table format.

When you hold the mouse over the relevant segment/bar, a tooltip indicates the number of CI instances found for that CIT or CIT attribute, the percentage of the pie it represents (when viewing the information in pie chart format), and the CIT or CIT attribute the slice/bar represents.

<Breadcrumbs>

Displays the levels through which you have navigated to get to the current level. Appears horizontally across the top of the chart.

Note Each level in the list of breadcrumbs is a clickable link.

<Shortcut Menu>

Drill down to the level of individual CIs and right-click a CI in the report to access the IT Universe Manager shortcut menu. For details, see IT Universe Manager Shortcut Menu.

<Toolbar>

For details, see Report Toolbar Options.

Breakdown by

Select the required breakdown for the first level.

CIT to break down

The CIT whose instances are broken down by the selected attributes.

Include All Integration Points

Select the check box to include federated CIs in the report. When the check box is cleared, only local CIs are included in the report.

Then by

(Optional) Select the required breakdown for the second and third levels.