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Created On10/18/2008
Modified10/18/2008
What is a custom report? How do I create a custom report?

A custom report is similar to a Standard Report but allow for customization, granting the flexibility of displaying report items that are most beneficial for a particular site. Custom reports show up in the left sidebar, directly under Standard Reports, and are also available for email reports.

To get started with custom reports select My Custom Reports which is located under the Settings menu.

Adding a Custom Report
  1. Click on the Add Custom Report button.
  2. Enter a name for your report in the Name field. 
  3. Choose a default date range for the report items in the custom report.
  4. Use default date range on all report items - Check this box to allow the same date range to affect all report items in the report. If you wish to allow each report item to override the date range, uncheck the box.
  5. If you have created filters and wish to apply a filter to your custom report you may select the filter using Default Filter Set drop-down.
  6. Use default filter set on all report items - Check this box to apply the selected filter set to all report items in the custom report. If you uncheck this box, each report item can choose a filter, allowing you to compare different filter sets on the same report.
  7. Click on the Save button.
  8. Add report items to the custom report, as outlined below.
Adding Report Items to a Custom Report
  1. Click the edit report items link next to the custom report.
  2. Click the Add Report Item button to add an item to the list.
  3. Choose the report item that you wish to add. Changing this option may refresh the page with different options. Note: Some of the items below may or may not appear depending on the report item you choose
  4. Enter a name for your report in the Name field. 
  5. Choose the number of rows that you wish to have appear in your report.
  6. Choose the sort order of the data. Numerical values (like bandwidth, views, etc) will always be sorted in descending order when selected.
  7. Choose the date range you wish to have applied for this item. Note: This item will not appear if you have chosen to use the default date range for all report items in the report.
  8. Choose the chart style you wish to use for the report. 3D charts will use the perspective setting chosen in My Settings
  9. Choose the values that will be charted. If you have chosen Pie as the chart type, only the first value option will be used.
  10. Choose the filter set you wish to have applied for this item. Note: This item will not appear if you have chosen to use the default filter set for all report items in the report
  11. Click on the Save button.