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title: Create Variance Report Action
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/create-variance-report-action
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:31.206Z
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- [About the Create Variance Report Action](docId\:MD75dYBCY_1w4a8CeniCY)
- [Parameters](docId\:MD75dYBCY_1w4a8CeniCY)
- [Actions](docId\:MD75dYBCY_1w4a8CeniCY)
- **Graphical Action Designer**: [Create Variance Report Action](docId\:Ew_kEv2vN3szNSrPVOwJp)

## About the Create Variance Report Action

The **Create Variance Report** action creates a variance report for the Configuration Manager or Discovery Manager showing the changes that have been made since the last recorded baseline.

### Parameters

| Parameter                | Description                                                                             |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Enter action name        | A unique name for the action.                                                           |
| Enter action description | Optional. A description of what the action does.                                        |
| Enter category           | Optional. The category. Select from the drop-down list.                                 |
| Run Async                | Generates the report asynchronously, that is, after the event that caused the variance. |

### Actions

| Button | Action                 |
| ------ | ---------------------- |
| Save   | Commits your settings. |
| Cancel | Exits without saving.  |

:::hint{type="info"}
This action does not respect the **Auto-save** checkbox option in the **Action Settings** tab. It does save changes directly to the database, but please ensure that the behaviour you expect still occurs.
:::