Produce a report showing self-relationship data (where a Business
Object has a relationship with itself) between Group Objects and Group Leader
Objects. For example, a report showing data for a Configuration Item (CI) for
Software License which has a relationship with another CI for Computer.
This example uses CMDB Group Objects but you can use this method for
reporting on any Group Business Objects that have upstream or downstream
relationships with themselves.
Prerequisite: An existing report with the association of
Config - Software License.
To report on groups that
have self-relationship data:
- Log in to the
Desktop Client.
- Select
.
- Change the
Association to
Config - Software License.
- Edit the report you created earlier with the association of
Config - Software License.
The
Report Designer
opens.
- In the
Report Explorer tab area, right-click
and select from any of the following
options to include as a Detail Report:
- Join Via CI links Upstream CIs
- Join Via CI links Downstream CIs
- Join Via Configuration Item Group Links
Configuration Item Group
- Join Via Configuration Item Links Configuration
Items
Important: The options shown, when inserting a Detail
Report, will differ depending on the Business Object and its relationships or
associations.
- From the
Field List, expand the relationship you used
for the Detail Report.
- Drag fields relevant to the relationship to your Detail Report
band, and then format the fields.
- Select
Save.
- Close the
Report Designer.
- Run the report.
Data from the related objects is included in the report.