• Objects: You can select objects in a report scope, which includes data from default and user‑defined objects, such as Host groups. Host groups represent logical relationships between hosts and their relevant characteristics.

• Attributes: Attributes enable you to define a data set based on a specific characteristic. Attributes represent logical relationships between objects and their relevant characteristics. Typically, you’ll create attributes to identify an additional data set for a report’s scope. For example, you might set up a “maintenance_contract” attribute that you can associate with the hosts for which you have service coverage. Then, you can generate a report to list all hosts with a maintenance contract by dragging the maintenance_contract attribute into the report scope. Similarly, you might create an attribute to organize arrays by geographical location. In this case, for example, the report scope could include EMC Symmetrix and NetApp arrays and a Location attribute with a value set to London and another Location attribute with the value set to Edinburgh. In this example, four sets of data would be included in the report’s scope.

• Attribute Types: Attributes can be defined for the following objects. Note that the Application Database and MS Exchange Organization types currently are available only for custom reports created with the SQL Template Designer or the Dynamic Template Designer. See the APTARE StorageConsole System Administrator’s Guide for details on configuring these attribute types.