Inventory Reports
Common use cases include: check crucial information such as online status, storage retention or software/firmware versions that may need updated; the IT department may require MAC and IP addresses for all security devices on the network; Finance or Accounting may use as an asset list for inventory audits.
Best Practices
- Set reminder emails to align with inventory audits and add users from supporting teams to receive reports.
- Download to a spreadsheet for advanced filtering.
- Add user groups so new employees can be easily added and get access to important reports.
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Creating an Inventory Report
- Click Reports in the top navigation bar.
- Click New Report.
- Choose the report type and click Next.
- Enter a Report Name and Report Description.
- Click Confirm when finished.
NOTE: After creating or configuring a report, you can click View Report 
from the left-side menu to go directly to the report.
Add Locations to an Inventory Report
- Click Reports on the top navigation bar.
- Click Edit
next to the report you want to edit. - Click on the Locations tab if available.
- Click on Add Location Group or Add Location.
- Click the plus icon
to add a location group or location.
NOTE: To apply the report to every location connected to the OWS account, select Enable Auto Include. 
This includes all existing and future locations.
- Click Select when finished.
Adding Users to an Inventory Report
Only the report creator is added automatically to the report. If any additional users/user groups need access to the report, they must be added here:
Recording Devices
The Recorders tab on the Inventory Report includes the following information:
| Status | Channels Used | Address 2 |
| Location Name | Date Added | City |
| Device Name | Web Services Access Start Date | State / Province / Region |
| Software Version | Current Paid-Through Date | Postal Code |
| Operating System | Serial Number | Time Zone |
| Model Name (Generation / Revision) | Warranty End Date | Device ID |
| Motherboard | IP Address | Location ID |
| CPU | MAC Address | Location Custom ID |
| Memory | Last Connection Time (Recorder) | Device Custom ID |
| License | Accounts | Recorder Device ID |
| Channels Available | Address |
NOTE: Model Name includes the Model Name of the Recorder, Generation, and Revision.
NOTE: Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the Inventory Report screen to view more columns.
NOTE: An asterisk * next to Current Paid-Through Date denotes recorders with varying paid-through dates for channels and will appear when any subscription recorder has any channels with paid-through dates which are past the indicated Current Paid-Through Date.
NOTE: You can customize the Recorder Inventory Report table. See Table Functionality for more information.
Cameras
The Cameras tab on the Inventory Report includes the following information:
| Location Name | Continuous Resolution | Person Analytics |
| Device Name | Continuous FPS | Person Advanced Object Detection |
| Camera Name | Continuous Bitrate | Person Face RE-ID |
| Manufacturer | Continuous GOP | Vehicle Analytics |
| Model Name (Generation / Revision) | Continuous Storage | Vehicle Advanced Object Detection |
| Serial Number | Continuous Retention (Days) | Line Crossing |
| Firmware | Estimated Continuous Retention (Days) | Intrusion/Loitering |
| Total Storage Used | Recording Mode | IP Address |
| Total Retention (Days) | Minimum Retention Limit | MAC Address |
| Event Resolution | Minimum Continuous Retention Limit (Days) | Integration ID |
| Event FPS | Minimum Motion Retention Limit (Days) | Integration Camera ID |
| Event Bitrate | Total Storage Available | Device Custom ID |
| Event GOP | Motion Type | Recorder Device ID |
| Event Storage | PTZ | Notes |
| Event Retention (Days) | Audio | Warranty End Date |
| Estimated Event Retention (Days) | 360 |
NOTE: Model Name includes the Model Name of the Camera, Generation, and Revision.
NOTE: On the Cameras tab, the Total Storage Available and IP Address columns are locked to prevent users from attempt to sort.
NOTE: Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the Inventory Report screen to view more columns.
NOTE: You can customize the Recorder Inventory Report table. See Table Functionality for more information.