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Host Assignments

Templates and Reports can be assigned to a host in several ways:

How to use drag and drop to assign a host to a Template or Report

  • From the Explorer View, expand Hosts, locate the target host, click on the node then hold and drag down to a Template under the Templates node or a Report under the Reports node, then drop. The host is assigned to the target Template or Report.

How to view and edit a host's assignments

  • From the Explorer View, find the target host then right click and select Host Properties. The Host Properties View displays.
  • By default, the Assignments View is located on the right side of the screen. There are 5 drop-down lists that enable you to assign the host to Templates and Reports.
Drop-DownDescription
Host GroupsAssign hosts to multiple groups. All assigned Templates and Reports are automatically assigned to each host.
TemplatesAssign hosts to multiple templates.
Template GroupsAssign host to multiple template groups All assigned Templates are automatically assigned to each host.
ReportsAssign hosts to multiple reports.
Report GroupsAssign hosts to multiple report groups. The host is included in all reports assigned to the report group.

How to view and edit a Template's assignments

  • From the Explorer View, find the target Template then right click and select Template Properties. The Template Properties View displays.
  • By default, the Assignments View is located on the right side of the screen. There are 3 drop-down lists that enable you to assign the Template.
Drop-DownDescription
HostsAssign Template to multiple hosts.
Host GroupsAssign Templates to multiple groups. All assigned hosts are automatically assigned to each Template.
Template GroupsAssign Templates to multiple Template Groups.

How to view and edit a Report's assignments

  • From the Explorer View, find the target Report then right click and select Report Properties. The Report Properties View displays.
  • By default, the assignments View is located on the right side of the screen. There are 3 drop-down lists that enable you to assign the Report.
Drop-DownDescription
HostsAssign Report to multiple hosts.
Host GroupsAssign Reports to multiple groups. All assigned hosts are automatically assigned to each Report.
Report GroupsAssign Reports to multiple Report Groups.

How to batch assign

For more information see: Batch Update Hosts.

Related Topics

Host Properties

Batch Update Hosts

Template Properties

Report Properties