# Defining the report

Available in...

* Big Data Platform
* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Big Data Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Cloud Data Management Platform
* Data Fabric
* Data Management Platform
* Data Services Platform
* MDM Platform
* Real-Time Big Data Platform

## Before you begin

At least one type of analysis is created in the Profiling perspective.

## Procedure

1. In the tree view of DQ Repository, expand Data Profiling.
2. Right-click the Reports folder and select New Report.

   The report creation wizard opens.
3. In the Name field, enter a name for the report.

   Information noteImportant:

   Do not use the following special characters in the item names: ~ ! ` # ^ * & \\ / ? : ; \ , . ( ) ¥ ' " « » < >

   These characters are all replaced with "\_" in the file system and you may end up creating duplicate items.
4. Optional: Set report metadata (Purpose, Description and Author) in the corresponding fields and click Finish to close the dialog box.

   A node for the new report is displayed under Reports in the DQ Repository tree view, and the report editor opens with the defined metadata.

   ![Overview of the Report Settings tab.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/Create_Report1.png)

   Information noteRemember: The display of the Analysis Results view depends on the parameters you set in the Preferences window. For more information, see [Setting preferences of analysis editors and analysis results](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/setting-preferences-of-analysis-editors-and-analysis-results).