Report Types

Reports are divided into two categories:

• Absolute Reports
• Relative Reports

Absolute reports usually process data coming from just one fixed source (usually one context). For example, a Iotellect Server User Accounts report shows a system-wide list of user accounts. This report should be absolute.

Source Data Expression of absolute report can not have relative references.

Relative reports are designed to process data from a certain context selected by the operator when launching the report. This is useful when creating a report for data coming from one Device or system resource. Relative reports are usually activated using the Launch Report action of the context whose data should be processed. For example, in a network management system you may have a Router Interface Usage Statistics relative report. To view this report, you would right-click on any Router Device in Iotellect Client and select Router Interface Usage Statistics from context menu.

Relative reports will install their Launch Action only into contexts that are accessible for the report owner according to his permissions.

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