Understanding Report Parameters

Report parameters enable users to filter the data returned in the report to what is most relevant to their needs.

Cascading parameters

Many of the parameters in the reports are cascading, meaning that the parameter is dependent on the selection of the previous parameter to filter the available list of values. For example, when a user opens the Contact Free Continuous Monitoring – Sensor Expiration and Alerts report, they must select an Entity Type before they can select an Entity. Only entities that match the entity type the user selects will be displayed.

Saving

The reports are semi-intelligent in that they will remember the parameters that the user last selected for a report the next time they open that report. This prevents the need to re-enter all of the parameters each time a user opens a report.