Creating Bandwidth Report Definition

Report Name

Enter a unique name for the report definition. The name can be a string of alphanumeric characters, some special characters (colons, periods, dashes, and underscores); no spaces are allowed and the maximum length is 63 characters.

Time Span (Last)

Specify the duration (Custom, last 3 hours, last 6 hours, last 12 hours, or last 24 hours) for which you want the report to be generated.

If you select Custom, the Custom Time Range Selection page appears. You must specify the From date and time, and To date and time (in MM/DD/YYYY and HH:MM:SS formats).

Add Schedule

Click Add Schedule to schedule the report generation.

The Add Report Schedule page appears.

Specify whether you want to generate the report immediately or schedule it for a later date and time:

• Run now—Select this option to schedule the report generation at the current time, and click OK.

• Schedule at a later time—Select this option to schedule the report generation for a later date and time (in MM/DD/YYYY and HH:MM:SS formats), and click OK.

You are returned to the Create Bandwidth Report Definition page on which the details of the report generation schedule appear.

Add E-Mail Recipients

Click Add Email Recipients to add e-mail addresses of recipients to whom you want to send the Bandwidth report.

The Add Recipients page appears.

• Recipients—Enter or select one or more e-mail addresses of users to whom you want to send the report.

  By default, you can search by first name and select registered users. You can also enter external e-mail addresses.

• Subject—Enter the subject line for the e-mail that is sent with the generated report. The maximum length is 2048 characters.

• Comment—Enter the text to be included in the body of the e-mail that is sent with the generated report.

  The maximum length is 2048 characters.