Creating a Report Template
Create a report template when you want to customize filter parameters for report generation.
REQUIREMENTS: |
Make sure you meet the following conditions before beginning this procedure: |
• You have opened Event Log Viewer ( click HERE). |
• [RECOMMENDED]: You are performing this procedure as a task within the context of an approved workflow ( click HERE). |
1. In
Event Log Viewer, configure report filter parameters as desired (
click HERE).
2. Select the desired report type from the list on the toolbar, and then click Go.
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System Response: The Save report template window appears.
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3. If you would like your template to have a unique name, type the desired name for your new template.
NOTE: The default template name is the same as the name of the report type it originated from. |
4. Select the field representing the channel name.
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5. Perform only ONE of the following three actions:
• Click Save & generate to save the new template to the Application Server and generate a report based on this template.
The system opens the Reports page and generates a report.
NOTE: Once a report is generated, it appears in the Available Reports list, ordered chronologically according to the report generation time (the most recent report at the top of the list). The new user-defined template appears in the User-Defined Report Templates list. |
OR,
• Click Save to save the new template to the Application Server.
The Save report template window disappears. The next time you open the Reports page, the new template appears in the User-Defined Reports Templates list.
OR,
• Click Cancel to cancel the operation.
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Saved report template and generated report on the Reports page of iControl
