Chapter 18. Reporting in ConfigMgr

Everything you do in Configuration Manager generates data. Collections, deployments, inventories, and everything else generates data, which is written into the ConfigMgr database, ready for use.

At some point, you’re going to want to query that data for business reasons: How many of the managed systems received the latest updates? Have there been any antimalware outbreaks in the last week? You can use the console to access this data, but what about nontechnical users who need report data, or setting up processes for automatically generating relevant reports on a schedule? This is where Configuration Manager reporting comes into play.

As shown in figure 18.1, this chapter is all about enabling reporting within ...

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