Reports v2.5

Loads the report across all volumes (unless filters are active).

Loads the report starting directly at that path.

A

Results by number of items: Click any link to open the matching results in the search page.

B

Results by size: Click any link to open the matching results in the search page.

C

What do you want to investigate? Use the drop-down to choose what you want to explore—these options are customizable to your environment.

D

Number of results to display: Choose how many top entries to show (e.g., top 10, top 50, etc.).

E

Filters: Refine your results using:

• Sort by size: Orders the results by total data size rather than by item count, so you can quickly spot the biggest consumers of storage.

• Show files only: Excludes directories.

• Show directories only: Excludes files.

• Show all: Show both files and directories.

• Dir size no recurs: Limits directory size reporting to non-recursive calculations.

• Current top path only: Limits the results to the selected volume.

• Current dir only: Limits the results to the exact path you locked in on the search page using Current Dir before opening the report.

F

Size: Quick cheat sheet for users:

• Just need the file size? Use size

• Capacity planning? Use size_du

Learn more about all size options →

G

Edit Reports: Editing the Reports queries requires an admin account. If you need changes and don’t have the permissions, contact your System Administrator.

H

Reload: Refreshes the cached data.

A

DiskoverAdmin: Clicking the Edit Reports button in the report automatically opens the admin panel in a new tab, where names and queries are managed.

B

Query name: This is the shortcut query name—it should be short, memorable, and clearly describe what the query returns.

C

Query string: The logic that powers Reports—which category of data should we look at?

• Accepts standard Diskover/Elasticsearch search syntax.

• This is the part that determines the criteria for which files or directories appear in the report.

🔆 Think of it as → Which files should we look at?

D

Aggregate: The specific metadata field used to group and count results.

• Reports use this field to generate “Top X” lists and visual summaries.

• Example shown: bam_info.pg.id groups BAM files by their program group ID.

🔆 Think of it as → How should we categorize the data?

E

Add query: Click Add Item to create a new Reports entry. A blank query form appears where you can define the name (!something) and the query string behind it.

F

Delete query: Removes the selected name/query entry from your configuration. This action cannot be undone, so only delete entries that are no longer needed or are incorrect.

G

Save: When you finish editing or adding queries, click Save to apply your changes. All modifications become immediately available to users who access Reports or launch them from the search bar. To return to the report:

• Click A DiskoverAdmin to return to the main Search Page or simply close the tab.

• Go back to Reports—you might have to refresh the page to see your changes.