Manually Running a Report

  1. Click Reports to display the available reports.

  2. If desired, click a report definition to expand it. If you see a Sample Report link, you can click View to find out how the completed report looks with a set of sample data.

  3. Select the report you want to run and click Run.

  4. Specify the following:

    The report parameters are specific to the report definition. Therefore, the report parameters might vary based on the report definition you select.

    Report Parameters

    Description

    Run Option

    Set the schedule for running the report. If you want the report to run later, you must also enter a start time.

    • Now: This is the default. It runs the report immediately.

    • Once: Runs the report once at the specified date and time.

    • Daily: Runs the report once a day at the specified time.

    • Weekly: Runs the report once a week on the same day at the specified time.

    • Monthly: Runs the report on the same day of the month every month, starting at the specified date and time. For example, if the start date and time is October 28 at 2:00 p.m, the report will run on the 28th day of the month at 2:00 p.m every month.

    All time settings are based on the browser’s local time.

    Name

    Specify a name to identify the report results.

    Because the username and time are also used to identify the report results, the report name does not need to be unique.

    Language

    Choose the language in which the report labels and descriptions should be displayed (English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, or Portuguese).

    The data in the report is displayed in whatever language was originally used by the event source.

    Date Range

    If the report includes time period parameters, choose the date range. You can also set start and end dates for all the time periods. All time periods are based on the local time for the browser.

    • Current Day: Shows events from midnight of the current day until 11:59 p.m of the current day. If the current time is 8 a.m, the report shows 8 hours of data.

    • Previous Day: Shows events from midnight yesterday until 11:59 p.m yesterday.

    • Week To Date: Shows events from midnight Sunday of the current week until the end of the current day.

    • Previous Week: Shows seven days of events, from midnight Sunday of the previous week until 11:59 p.m Saturday of the previous week

    • Month to Date: Shows events from midnight the first day of the current month until the end of the current day.

    • Previous Month: Shows a month of events, from midnight of the first day of the previous month until 11:59 p.m of the last day of the previous month

    • Custom Date Range: For this setting only, you also need to set a start date and end date below.

    From Date and To Date

    Set the start date (From Date) and the end date (To Date) for the report.

    MinSev

    Specify the minimum severity of events to be included in the report. The range is 0-5.

    MaxSev

    Specify the maximum severity of events to be included in the report. The range is 0-5.

    Email Report To

    If the report should be mailed to a user or users, specify their e-mail addresses, separated by commas.

    To enable mailing reports, the administrator must configure the mail relay under Rules > Configuration.

  5. Click Run.

    A report results entry is created and mailed to the designated recipients.

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