Device Groups for Data Roll-Up

The HPCA Console provides a mechanism for defining specific groups of devices for the purpose of performing data “roll-up” operations—where information about these devices is retrieved from the HPCA database and then aggregated (rolled up) over a specified period of time.

This is useful, for example, if you are using another HP Software product that communicates with HPCA and consumes data delivered in the form of HPCA reports—or the database tables used to populate the reports.

To perform the actual data roll-up, you would create a DTM job using an appropriate job action template, such as the HPCA Nightly Summary template. Be sure to specify the job schedule such that data roll-ups are performed at least 24 hours apart. See Create a New DTM or Notify Job for more information.

To create a data roll-up device group::

  1. On the Reporting tab, open a report that lists devices. For example:

    Inventory Management Reports > Hardware Reports > Detail Reports > Managed Devices

  2. Apply the filter criteria that you want to use. Make sure that the devices that you want to see are included in the report. See Filtering Reports for more information.
  3. Click the [Save] link located to the immediate right of the Search Criteria heading in the upper left hand corner:

    The Reporting Filter Save Wizard opens.

  4. Enter a Display Name for your device group. This name will be used by other HP Software products that consume the roll-up data. You may type up to 32 characters.
  5. Enter a Description for your device group. This information is for the benefit of the people who will view the roll-up data. You may type up to 255 characters.
  6. Select Use for Rollup Reports if you want to use this device group for data roll-up operations.
  7. Select Overwrite Existing if you want to replace an earlier version of your saved device group with this one.
  8. Click Create. Your device group is saved and is now available to use.


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