# How to use Reporting

> Step-by-step guides for creating, previewing, and deploying reports, defining criteria, and managing SQL Server Reporting Services.

Source: https://docs.capaone.com/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/  
Product: CapaInstaller — a separate CapaSystems product; do not apply this page to any other.

The following is a description of how to use Reporting.

## In this section

- [Create a report](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/create-a-report/) - Create a new report.
- [Define report criteria](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/define-report-criteria/) - Specify details about the report.
- [Report static criteria](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/report-static-criteria/) - Create criteria on a static item.
- [Add new report item criteria](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/add-new-report-item-criteria/) - Add a criterion using the report item button.
- [Column setup](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/column-setup/) - Decide which columns to view.
- [Reporting column order](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/reporting-column-order/) - Define the order of the columns in the report view.
- [Preview a report](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/preview-a-report/) - Look at a report before printing it out.
- [Open an existing report](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/open-an-existing-report/) - Open an already created report.
- [Delete report](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/delete-report/) - Delete any report or dynamic group created in CapaInstaller.
- [Deploy to reporting services](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/deploy-to-reporting-services/) - Move your custom reports to reporting services.
- [Deploy predefined reports to reporting services](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/deploy-predefined-reports-to-reporting-services/) - Move your predefined reports to reporting services.
- [Enable reporting services drill down](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/enable-reporting-services-drill-down/) - Learn to activate drill down.
- [Manage reporting services](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/manage-reporting-services/) - Manage the Report Manager web site.
- [Create report for linked reports with Business Unit](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/create-report-for-linked-reports-with-business-unit/) - Prepare the source reports used for Business Unit linked reports.
- [Create linked reports to Business units](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/create-linked-reports-to-business-units/) - Create the linked reports for your Business Units.
- [Create Software vendor report](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/create-software-vendor-report/) - Create a report for software vendors.
- [Check application group license](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/reporting-and-queries/how-to-use-reporting/check-application-group-license/) - Validate entered vs used application-group licenses.