Currently, AAP does not consider the implicit hosts, the hosts which are not part of the direct inventory but managed at the playbook level. This causes incorrect calculations on the portal:

• https://console.redhat.com/ansible/automation-analytics/job-explorer -> major impact of this behavior would be on 'Automation calculator' - https://console.redhat.com/ansible/automation-analytics/reports/automation_calculator

Example:

Run below-mentioned playbook using inventory with no hosts:

~~~

—
 - name: insights
   hosts: localhost
   tasks:
            - name: task on localhost
              command: echo "this is getting executed on localhost"

            - name: delegate task to some other node
              shell: date;touch /tmp/analytics.test
              delegate_to: ah.shadowman.com

~~~

Execution results: PFA

Actual Results:

Automation Analytics has no info about 'ah.shadowman.com' client.

Expected Results:

Automation Analytics should either consider 'PLAY RECAP' or some other way to capture all hosts.