Reporting

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SMS 2003 provides a comprehensive set of predefined, secure reports with information about the client computers across the SMS hierarchy and the current state of managed systems across an organization. You can provide management and other SMS users with reports which can be viewed using Internet Explorer. Reports include a wide range of information including:

  • Hardware and software inventory.

  • Computer configuration details and status.

  • Software deployment, deployment errors, and usage status.

SMS reports are expandable, so you can generate custom views and reports. You can use the SMS Administrator console to create and manage reports. All reports are based on Structured Query Language (SQL). Administrators and other users (such as help desk specialists or business decision-makers) who do not have access to the SMS Administrator console can run reports by using Report Viewer in Internet Explorer.

You can export and import reports by using the Export Object Wizard and Import Object Wizard in the SMS Administrator console. Use exported report files to share reports with other SMS administrators or to import reports obtained from another SMS administrator.

You can also create dashboards, which are sets of reports displayed in a grid, in a single window using Report Viewer, to monitor information about a variety of SMS objects or systems.

For more information, see Chapter 11, "Creating Reports," in the Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Operations Guide.

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