You can turn any search query or statistics into a subchapter to add to your reports. This is an easy and flexible way of creating reports to monitor traffic, track certain parameters, or get alerted about particular events.
To create a search-based report subchapter from search results
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Navigate to Search, and perform a query of your choice.
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Click Search. Search results are displayed.
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Create report. The Create new subchapter page is displayed, with the Query field populated with your query. If the Query field is not populated, enter a valid search query.
Figure 318: Search > Create report - Example subchapter created from search results with Query field populated
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In the Name field, add a name to your report.
- In Subchapter type, select the type that fits your query. You can choose from the following types:
- Sessions list: Displays a list of sessions.
Set the number of sessions to show in the report as required.
- Timeline: Visualizes the distribution of sessions within a day/week/month, depending on the time range chosen for the report under Reporting > Configuration > Generate this report every > Day/Week/Month.
- Statistics: Visualizes the distribution of sessions based on the selected metadata.
Select a Statistic presentation for your report, such as List, Pie chart, or Bar chart. Select the field (the metadata) to create your statistics on.
- Sessions list: Displays a list of sessions.
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To add the subchapter to an existing report, click Add to a report and select from the list of available reports.
Alternatively, to configure a custom report from scratch, click Include in a new report. For more information, see Configuring custom reports.
