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# Run a report

# Run a report {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated October 21, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Run a report to view current data in an existing report.

## Before you begin

Role required: itil, report_user, report_group, report_global, report_admin, or admin. To create a meaningful report, you must have the right to access the data you want to report on.{#t_RunAReport__ph_report-role-required}

To administer reports, reporting roles, and report sources, navigate to ReportsAdministration and select the area to administer.

This topic refers to Reporting in the Core UI. If your instance is migrated to Platform Analytics experience, see [Data visualizations in Platform Analytics](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/cTK92MA3IiY1_3pv041ktA "Data Visualizations use graphics to show table, indicator, and other data. They combine and extend the functions of reports and Performance Analytics widgets from the Core UI.").

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllReportsView/Run to view the list of existing reports.  
   If you don't see the report that you want to view, select All to see the complete list of reports.
2. Select the title of the report that you want to run.
3. Select Create a report if you want to create a report visualization.  

## Result

The report is shown in the Report Designer.

## What to do next

[Create a report](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Ci~f3hMuv1pUdQZFMfjwNA#t_CreateYourOwnReport "Create a report to visualize and analyze current instance data or temporary data that you have imported.")
**Related concepts**   

* [Administering reports](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/xwIcHUUTvFjgQbZF9DuUrQ "Learn about the tasks report administrators typically perform, the objects that they work with, and the roles and rules that apply.")

## Run a report from a list {#ariaid-title2}

You can create a pie or bar chart report directly from a list. If you have a
reporting role you can also save, distribute, and export these reports.

### Before you begin

Role required: itil, report_user, report_group, report_global, report_admin, or admin. To create a meaningful report, you must have the right to access the data you want to report on.{#t_RunAReportFromAList__ph_report-role-required}

To create a different kind of report, see [Create a report](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Ci~f3hMuv1pUdQZFMfjwNA#t_CreateYourOwnReport "Create a report to visualize and analyze current instance data or temporary data that you have imported.").

### Procedure

1. Navigate to the list.
2. Right-click the header of the column that contains the values you want to be displayed as the bars or slices in the chart.
3. Select Pie Chart or Bar Chart.  

   The report is generated and opened in the report creation tool.

### What to do next

* [Share the report using the Report
  Designer](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/QLYGPjMghds83YNJ2nRFNQ "Control which users and groups can see a report in their Reports list.").
* [Publish the report](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/YpdGVsQtqRLBW4OtWyRC5A#t_PublishAReport "Publish a report to create a URL that anyone can use to access the report, including people who are not users. When anyone navigates to the URL, the report is generated with current data from the instance. Reports are available until they are unpublished.") by generating a URL to share with other users.
{#t_RunAReportFromAList__ul_ph5_kk1_mdb}
**Related concepts**   

* [Pie charts](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Druib9vq0fnViR9xMpWbaQ#c_CreatePieCharts "Pies charts show the proportions that make up a whole.")
* [Vertical and horizontal bar reports](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/QAJAmg_mqjXPrjKeikyEfA#c_CreateBarCharts "Vertical and horizontal bar reports compare individual or aggregate scores across data dimensions. Vertical bar report columns originate on the x-axis, and horizontal bar report columns originate on the y-axis.")

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