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Creating Reports

 

You can create a report from the Event Viewer.

To create a report:

  1. Select Monitor > Events & Logs. Note that every report must have an aggregation point.
  2. Select a Group By option to create a report.
  3. Select a filter from Filters > Show Saved Filters
  4. Select Save > Create Report.
  5. Complete the configuration according to the guidelines provided in the Table 1.
  6. Click Save > Create Report.
  7. Click Finish.

Table 1: Report Settings

Settings

Guidelines

General Information

Report Name

Enter a unique name for the report definition that is a string of alphanumeric characters, colons, periods, dashes, and underscores. No spaces are allowed and the maximum length is 29 characters.

Description

Enter a description for the report definition; maximum length is 1024 characters.

Content

Use Data Criteria from Filters

The data criteria for the report is displayed.

The details displayed are:

  • Filter String—Selected filter string.

  • Group By—Selected group by option.

  • Time Span—Duration for which the data is displayed.

Schedule

Add Schedule

Select the type of report schedule that you want to use:

  • Run now–Select this option to schedule and publish the configuration at the current time.

  • Schedule at a later time–Select this option if you want to schedule and publish the configuration at a later time.

Select the recurring schedule for report generation. The available options are:

  • Repeat–Select this option to generate the report on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis.

  • Every–Select the number of days, weeks, or months for which the recurring report will be generated.

  • Ends–Select the end date and end time for the report.

Email

Email Recipients

Add Email Recipients

  • Recipients‐ Enter or select the e‐mail addresses of the recipients. By default, you can search by first name and select registered users. You can also type in external email addresses.

  • Subject‐ Enter the subject for the e‐mail notification.

  • Comment‐ Enter the comments for the e‐mail notification.

Note: The reports are not sent if a specified recipient does not have permission for a device or domain included in the report configuration when the report is generated.