> #### Creating a report instance

> The specific steps you follow to create a report instance vary depending on the report's menu group.

> To create a report instance:

> 1. From the Create Report page, click the type of report you want to create. The Report Edit page for that report type appears.
> 2. Complete the top section of the Report Edit page, as described in the "Report Edit page" section. Note that certain reports contain unique fields. The following information will help you complete the unique fields:
> - AppServer Application Profile and WebSpeed Application Profile reports:

> Field | Explanation
> --- | ---
> Resources |  | The resource whose activity you want in the report. Click the right arrow to move a highlighted resource from the Available column to the Selected column. Click the left arrow to move a highlighted resource from the Selected field to the Available field. Click the up and down arrows to change the order in which the resources will appear in the report output.
> Procedure filter |  | To run a procedure filter, choose Literal, Begins With, or Matches and enter the applicable text in the field. Use the procedure filter to return data on when the broker ran a procedure. When the report instance runs, Fathom will search the OE_ActBrk table in the FathomTrendDatabase for the text you enter.
> | Literal | To use the Literal filter, type the exact text you want to find. For example, inventory.p.
> | Begins with | To use the Begins with filter, type the beginning of the procedure name. For example, in, inv, or inven.
> | Matches | To use the Matches filter, type the character expression that you want to match (such as .nventory or inven*). Note: The expression can contain wildcard characters: a period (.) indicates that any single character is acceptable in that position and an asterisk (*) indicates that any group of characters is acceptable. To use a literal period or asterisk in the expression, precede the period or asterisk by a tilde (~). You can also use the OR symbol or a vertical line ( | ) in the Matches field to indicate a search for a procedure or another. For example, the expression inventory.p | onorder.p indicates a search for either of these two procedures. The search concludes when at least one of them is found. Note: You can identify multiple files using this approach. For example, inventory.p | onorder.p | bckorder.p.
> Sort order |  | The criteria by which you want the returned procedure data sorted and whether to sort the data in descending or ascending order.

> - AppServer Performance and WebSpeed Performance reports:

> Field | Explanation
> --- | ---
> Resources | The resource whose activity you want in the report. Click the right arrow to move a highlighted resource from the Available column to the Selected column. Click the left arrow to move a highlighted resource from the Selected field to the Available field. Click the up and down arrows to change the order in which the resources will appear in the report output.
> Data to display | The desired broker activity on which to report: Client, Broker, and/or Server. Click the left arrow to move highlighted text from the Available to the Selected column. Click the right arrow to move highlighted text from the Selected to the Available column. Click the up and down arrows to change the order in which the activity data will appear in the report output.

> - Resource Alert Detail, Resource Status Detail, CPU Summary, Network Activity, System Disk Device Activity, System Memory Summary, and all Database menu group reports:

> Field | Explanation
> --- | ---
> Resources | The resource whose activity you want in the report.

> 3. Complete the middle section of the Report Edit page, as described in the "Report Edit page" section. Note that the time interval indicated by the Report on check box changes based on the report format chosen:

> Option | Displays the data... | With a maximum of...
> --- | --- | ---
> Hourly | Hourly in four, 15-minute increments | 288 columns (3 days)
> Hourly | Hourly, daily by hour | 168 columns (7 days)
> Daily | Weekly by day | 365 columns (1 year)
> Weekly | Monthly by week | 208 columns (4 years)
> Monthly | Monthly | 96 columns (8 years)

> 4. Complete the bottom section of the Report Edit page, as described in the "Report Edit page" section.
> 5. Click Save. The name of your report instance appears in the list frame under Defined Reports, and a summary of the report definition appears.

> After you create your report instance, you can:

> - Click Edit to make changes in the report specifics. When you finish the edits, click Save.
> - Click Copy to make a copy of the report specifics, perhaps to use for another report. Type a new name for the report instance, and click Save.
> - Click Delete to remove the report instance. When asked if you want to delete the report instance, click OK.

> You can also run the report now or schedule it to run later. See the "Running reports" section for more details.

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