Help System

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
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Report Templates

Each report in Cobra has an associated template file that works with the report’s definition and reporting engine to retrieve the data from Cobra that is used to populate the report.

You cannot run a report unless it has a template file. Standard Cobra reports come with default template files. Use the Style page of the Report Wizard to associate a different template file with a shipped report or to select a template for a new report.

Use the template file to:
  •  Specify the type of data that Cobra retrieves and uses to populate the report
  •  Define the report’s header and footer, chart, and detailed format
  •  Identify the parameters and text to use in the report

Template files contain tags, which are parameters surrounded by brackets, in the format {<tag>}. You can use Excel to modify a template file. The report template is saved with the report and is included in the report's backup.

Note: Beginning with Cobra 8.4 Cumulative 08 onwards, you can freeze multiple rows and columns in a report template file. When you run the Report Wizard, the changes you made to the report template file are applied to the generated report.