Report Terminology
IdentityIQ uses these terms for describing how to create custom reports and how to customize report templates:
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Report Templates – out-of-the-box reports provided with the standard IdentityIQ product. These report templates are on the Reports tab of the Reports page (under the Intelligence > Reports menu). These reports can be run directly, or edited to create customized versions. These reports are also referred to as out-of-the-box reports, standard reports, or standard report templates.
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Custom Reports – customer-specific reports developed by or specifically for a single customer through a custom Task Definition specification. Once they have been saved, these reports are on the Reports tab of the Reports page. These reports are also referred to as custom report templates.
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Customized Report Instances – user-specific report versions with pre-specified parameters. These reports are on the My Reports tab of the Reports page. Instances apply to out-of-the-box reports and custom reports. The terms customized report or instance are also used for these reports.