The Generate report event is used to schedule the generation of a report and send or publish the report to specific recipients.
Note: See the Schedules tab topic for an introduction to scheduling events.
Event configuration tab
Generate report
Select the type of report to generate.
Generate a customized report - If selected, all configuration settings and all device and monitor selections have already been made using > Reports > Customize reports. You only need to select the name of the customized report using the Customized report drop-down list.
Generate a report template - If selected, you must select the report template to use, the time period, and the devices and monitors to include the report.
Report template - Select a report template to schedule. See the section below on selecting devices for a report template.
Period - Select the report period for the report template.
Run as - Select the user running the report.
Separate reports - Select this option to send separate reports for each device.
Selection
This section only displays if Generate a report template was selected. Specify what devices to include in the report.
Select device / Selected devices - Enter text to display the names of devices in the Select device list that match the text entered. Select one or more devices in the list, then click the Add button to add the devices to the Selected devices list. You can also click the Select button to browse for target devices. To remove a device, select it and click the Remove button.
Select monitor / Selected monitors - Enter text to display the names of monitors in the Select monitor list that match the text entered. Select one or more monitors in the list, then click the Add button to add the monitors to the Selected monitors list. You can also click the Select button to browse for target monitors. To remove a monitor, select it and click the Remove button.
Report recipients tab
Use this section to select the recipients of the generated report.
User group - Select a user group from the list and click the Select button. You can include more than one group. The selected user group are added to the selected group list. To remove a user group, select it and click the Remove button.
User - Select the user from the list and click the Select button. You can include more than one user. The selected user will be added to the selected user list. To remove a user, select it and click the Remove button.
Email - Specify individual email addresses as recipients. Separate multiple entries with a comma.
Subject - Specify a subject line for the emailed report. If left blank the default subject line format specified by the > System settings > Mail, SMS & messaging > Default messages tab is used.
Directory - The generated report can be published on a network folder as an HTML document. Specify the path to this folder. Optionally include the following formatting variables when specifying a path.
%[system.date] - current full date
%[system.date_year] - current year
%[system.date_month] - current month
%[system.date_day_of_month] - current day in the month
%[system.time] - current full time
%[system.time_hour] - current hour
%[system.time_minute] - current minute
%[system.time_second] - current second
FTP upload options
The generated report can be published on a FTP server as a HTML document.
FTP host & port - Specify the host name and port number. Defaults to 21.
Inherit credentials - If checked, inherits credentials from the currently selected group or gateway node. If blank, enter event-specific credentials.
Username/Password - Credential used to authenticate access for this event.
> Reports > Customize reports. You only need to select the name of the customized report using the Customized report drop-down list.