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Report Writer Select Fields Options tab (deprecated SolarWinds Platform feature)

This topic applies to all SolarWinds Platform products except for the following products:

ETSLAWPM

In Orion Platform 2020.2.6, the Report Writer tool is removed from the SolarWinds Platform. Migrate the reports to the web and use the web-based reports.

Select the data fields in a report.

  1. Click Select Fields.
  2. If you are creating a new report or adding fields to an existing report, click the ellipsis, select Add a new field, and then dynamically define each new report field.
    1. Click the asterisk after Field, and then select the type of information to include in the current report field.
    2. To sort the data in the current field, click the sort asterisk and select a sort order.
    3. To perform an operation on the data in the current field, click the function asterisk and select an operation.
  3. If you are modifying an existing report, click the Field, sort, or function that you want to change and select a new value.
    1. Click the asterisk after Field.
    2. Select the type of information to include in the current report field.
    3. To sort the data in the current field, click the asterisk after Sort and select a sort order.
    4. To perform an operation on the data in the current field, click the asterisk after Function and select an operation.
  4. To test that your selections will give you the results you want, click Execute SQL Query to view the current query results.
  5. To delete a field or rearrange the order of the fields that are listed in your report, select a field, click Browse, and then select the appropriate action.

    Cleared fields are not displayed in your report, but their sort and function configurations are retained.

  6. To preview your report, click Preview.