Coverity Policy Manager reports display numerical data that is derived from metrics. Reports can display data in bar, column, pie, table, line, and area formats. All reports provide navigation breadcrumbs (located above each report) so that you can view report data for a node at any level in the hierarchy (from the root, to any branch, to any leaf). You can also save a report to file and print out hard copies of the file (see Performing common Coverity Policy Manager actions). In addition, you can add one or more reports to a Coverity Policy Manager dashboard.
Status Reports: Status reports show one or more specified metrics plotted against either components or hierarchy child nodes, as a bar chart, column chart, pie chart, or table.
Figure 1. Example: Status Report
The example shows data for each child node of the root node (My Hierarchy). In the report, the Common pop-up window displays data on the selected portion of the Common node, Outstanding issue count.
To set up a Status Report, see Setting up Coverity Policy Manager status reports.
Trend Reports: Trend reports display changes in data points over time.
Figure 2. Example: Trend Report
The example selects a data point. The pop-up window associated with the selected data point displays details on that data.
To set up a Trend Report, see Setting up Coverity Policy Manager trend reports.