Periodic Report Creation and Backup

Configuration Examples

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Introduction ··································································································································································· 1
Prerequisites ·································································································································································· 1
General configuration restrictions and guidelines ····································································································· 1
Example: Adding a periodic report ···························································································································· 2
Example: Backing up a periodic report ····················································································································· 3
Related documentation ················································································································································ 5

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Introduction
This document provides examples for adding and backing up periodic reports. The examples use a
predefined report template for the IMC Alarm component.
IMC also allows operators to export reports to PDF or Excel files, print reports, and receive reports by
email.
Figure 1 shows the configuration procedure.
Figure 1 Configuration procedure

Prerequisites
Make sure the relevant periodic report template is available in the report management component. IMC
supports the following types of periodic report templates:
• Predefined report templates of IMC service components—After a service component is installed, its
report template is automatically added to the report template list of the report management
component.
• Custom report templates—Operators can customize report templates by using the IMC report
designer and add them to the report management component through the template release
function.

General configuration restrictions and

guidelines
When you add or back up a periodic report, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
• If a service component is uninstalled or its license expires, the predefined report template for the
service component is removed from report management.
• To release custom report templates, first install the IMC report designer component.
• The exported report file does not contain the contents that can be displayed by using the drill-down
function.
• The report file sent by email cannot exceed 1 MB in size. Otherwise, the email contains only the link
to the report.

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Example: Adding a periodic report
1. Access the Add Scheduled Report page, as shown in Figure 2:
a. Click the Report tab.
b. From the navigation tree, select Reports > Add Scheduled Report.
Alternatively,
a. Click the Report tab.
b. From the navigation tree, select Scheduled Reports > All Scheduled Reports.
c. Click Add.
2. Click the Select button next to the Template Name field. The Select window appears.
3. Query and select Device Connectivity Detail Report from the Type list, and then click OK.
The Template Name field is automatically populated with Device Connectivity Detail Report.
4. Specify the report name in the Scheduled Report Name field.
5. If you want the maintainer group to access the periodic report, select the Maintainer Group option.
The administrator group has access to the periodic report by default and cannot be disabled from
access.
6. Select the schedule type.
The report is generated based on both the schedule type and report start date.
7. In the Schedule Time Settings area, set the reporting expiration time if you want IMC to stop
generating periodic reports at specific time.
8. Select a format for saving reports from the Report File Format list. Options are PDF, CSV, MSExcel,
and MSExcel (Data-only).
9. If you want the periodic report to be sent by email, select the Send by Email option and enter a
valid email address. Only one email address can be specified.
10. Set the begin time, end time, and view name.
11. Click OK.

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 Figure 2 Adding a periodic report

Example: Backing up a periodic report

1. Click the Report tab.
2. From the navigation tree, select Scheduled Reports > All Scheduled Reports.
The All Scheduled Reports page appears.
3. Click the History Report icon for Device Connectivity.
The Device Connectivity History Report page appears.
4. Click the View icon.
A dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 3.

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 Figure 3 Opening a report file

5. To back up a periodic report file, use the following methods:

a. Select the Open with option, select a tool to open the file, and click OK.
The report is saved in a PDF file. To open the file, make sure your computer has a PDF viewer
(for example, Document Viewer).
b. Save or print the file on the opened file, as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4 Saving or printing a periodic report file

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 Alternatively,
a. Select the Save File option to save the file to your local hard drive, as shown in Figure 5.
b. Click OK.
Figure 5 Saving a report file

You can also back up the file by using the following methods:
• When adding a report, select the Send by Email option and specify an email address to receive the
report. IMC sends the report file to the specified email address.
• Obtain the report file from the server file system in the path [imc
install]\client\web\apps\rpt\taskresult\[task_id]. [imc install] is the installation directory for IMC,
and [task_id] is the random number for the report. Periodic reports are saved in the server file
system after they are generated.

Related documentation
• HP IMC Base Platform Administrator Guide
• HP IMC Report Manager Online Help