AD FastReporter includes over 250 built-in report forms, but you can also create your own. Custom report forms let you define exactly which fields to include, add your own description, and attach filter conditions to narrow the results. This is a Pro feature.
There are two ways to create a custom report form:
From scratch — Click NEW REPORT in the sidebar. Select the report type (Users, Computers, Groups, Exchange, Contacts, Printers, GPOs, or OUs), enter a name and description, then select the fields you want to include.
By duplicating a built-in form — Find the built-in report form you want to base yours on, right-click it and select Duplicate. A new custom form opens with the same fields and settings. Change the name, adjust fields, and add or modify filters as needed. Click Save to create your custom form.
Duplicating is often the fastest approach — start from a built-in form that’s close to what you need and modify it.
The report form editor shows two panels:
To add a field, select it in the Available Fields list and click Add. To remove a field, select it in the Selected Fields list and click Remove.
Use the Up, Down, Top, and Bottom buttons to control the column order in the report output. The field at the top of the Selected Fields list becomes the first column.
When you select a field in either list, the center panel shows a description of what the field contains and how it’s retrieved — this helps you understand fields you haven’t used before.
Some fields are marked as Pro-only (indicated in the field list). These provide deeper analysis — for example, inherited group memberships, calculated days since last logon, or NIS2 compliance fields.
Every custom report form should have a clear name and description:
Custom report forms can have filter conditions that automatically narrow the results when the report is generated. For example, a “Disabled Users” report form would have a filter where the Account Disabled flag equals True.
Filters are configured through the Filter Manager, which is covered in detail on the Filter System page. You can open the Filter Manager from the report form editor.
Built-in report forms already have filters set — for example, the “Users with expired passwords” form filters to only show users where the password expiration date is in the past. When you duplicate a built-in form, its filters are copied to your custom form and you can modify them.
After saving, your custom report form appears in the Custom Report Forms subcategory of the relevant category. For example, a custom User report appears under Reports → Users → Custom Report Forms.
You can also find custom forms through the Home screen search and add them to your Favorites for quick access.
To modify a custom form you’ve previously created:
Built-in report forms cannot be edited directly. If you want to modify a built-in form, duplicate it first — the duplicate becomes an editable custom form.
You can mark any report form (built-in or custom) as a favorite for quick access from the Home screen:
To remove from favorites, click Remove? next to the form name in the Favorites section.
When you adjust the field selection on a built-in report form (adding or removing fields, reordering), those changes are saved for that specific form. The next time you open the same form, your customized field selection is preserved. This is stored in the DisplayAttributes property of the report form in the database.
This means you can use the built-in forms as-is but with your preferred field layout, without needing to create a custom form. Custom forms are only needed when you want to add filters or create a completely different field combination under a new name.