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Creating a Report Quick Action

You can use the Create Report quick actionA user-defined operation that performs one or more actions with a single click of the mouse. to run an existing report against selected records. For example, you can create a printable report that lists selected items in a record.

1. Within an incident record, from the quick actions menu, select Edit Actions. The Quick Actions page appears.
2. From the Create New Actions tab select Run Report. The Run Report quick action appears.
3. Enter information as needed in the following fields:

Report Quick Action

Field Description
Set action name A unique name for this quick action, such as Print My Report.
Enter action description Enter report quick action.
Assign a category The category. From the drop-down list, select Form Action.
Report Name The name of the report. Select Print Incident from the drop-down list. The report parameters appear below.
Can run for multiple Records Enables users to select multiple incident records and run the Print quick action. When enabled, you can select multiple records in the incident list view.
4. Double-click the Source Value field for the RecID to activate it, then select the folder. The Edit Expression window appears.
5. Navigate to Incident > Fields, then double-click RecID. the $(RecId) expression appears.

RecID Field

6. Click Save.
7. Double-click the Source Value field for Show Journal, then enter yes.
8. Double-click the Source Value field for Show Assignment, then enter yes.
9. From the Actions Settings tab, set the following:
Field Description
Publish to Click the drop-down menu and select the roles which need access to this template (such as administrator, Service Desk Analyst, Service Desk Manager).
Hide from UI Leave this option deselected to make this template available to HEAT user roles you have published to.
10. Click Save. The quick action now appears on the list of actions.