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Create Report Subsection Element template

Use subsection elements to further organize a subsection into multiple elements. Subsection elements help define visualizations, lists, free-form text more declaratively with filter options such as assignment groups and labels.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_msi.workspace_manager

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Major Security Incident Management > MSI Administration > Status Report Setup.

    The MSI Status Report Setup page displays.

  2. In the Report Template section, select Configure.

  3. Open an existing report template and navigate to the respective Report sections list.

  4. In the Report sections list, open an existing Report section template.

  5. In the Report section template list, open an existing Report subsection template.

  6. Navigate to Report subsection elements > New.

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  1. On the Report subsection elements form, fill in the fields.
FieldDescription
Name

Name of the Report template subsection element. For example, Scope.Note: The existing subsections for the predefined reports are: Duration counters, Incident impact, Active Team, Active Team Trend.

  • Duration Counters: Displays the duration counter as a subsection element such as estimated time to resolve the incident within the status report.
  • Incident impact: Displays the visualization elements within the report such as the impacted assets, impacted locations, and impacted users.
  • Active Team: Displays the visualization elements within the report such as the number of active teams involved in closing the major security incident.
  • Active Team Trend: Depicts the active teams trend in a graphical representation.
TypeThe report subsection element type. The available types are:- Free Form Text - Visualization - Custom - List
TableName of the report template table.
ActiveSelect the check box to create a report section for the selected template in the MSIM workspace.Note: If the check box is unselected, the MSI Manager can’t create a report section for this template in the MSIM workspace.
Show by default in the reportSelect this check box if you want to include the section within the report to quickly render the elements.
MSI Report TemplateThe MSI Report Template name for which you’re dividing the report into sections.
OrderThe order in which the report sections will be rendered.
DescriptionProvide a description to the subsection element type.
  1. Save and Update the new report template section.

  2. Create a Free Form Type Element
    Create a free form element type to define the free form text more declaratively with filter options such as assignment groups and labels.

  3. Create a Visualization Type Element
    Create a visualization element type to define the visualization elements more declaratively with filter options such as assignment groups and labels.
  4. Create a List Type Element
    Create a list type element, which defines the related list elements more declaratively with filter options such as assignment groups and labels.
  5. Create a Custom Type Element
    Create a list type element, which defines the related list elements more declaratively with filter options such as assignment groups and labels.

Parent Topic:Configure Major Security Incident status reports

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Create a Report Section Template

Create a Report Subsection Template

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