Working with the report sources

Report filters are very useful for a system administrator. Very often, we come across a situation where we need to refine the report filter to meet the business requirement. So, to avoid rework we can define a report source as a reusable component. In this recipe, we will learn to work with report sources.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you need an active service-now instance, valid credentials  and an admin role.

How to do it...

1. Open a web browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer).
2. Type the instance web address in the address bar.
3. Log in to the Service-Now instance using the credentials.
4. Type the report in the search bar (left-hand side).
5. Under the reports application, from the administration section, click on Report Sources:

6. You will be redirected to the following page, where you can view the predefined Report Sources. If you want to create a new data source, then click on New button:

Report source

7. Now we need to configure our Report source page...