Creating A Report
Use the Reports Server web UI to create, save, load, link, or print a report.
You can open the InterMapper Reports window from an InterMapper map.
Opening the Reports Window
To open the InterMapper Reports window:
- Select a device in an InterMapper map window.
- Right-click the device and from the Context menu, choose Reports. The InterMapper Reports window appears in a new browser window as shown below.
InterMapper Reports window in View mode
Two other ways you can also open the Reports window:
- Use this URL:
https://[InterMapper Server address]:8182/~imreports/
- From the Server Settings window, view the Reports Server pane, and click Configure, log in to the InterMapper DataCenter, and click View Reports in the InterMapper Reports box.
Creating a New Report
There are several ways to create a report:
- From the Map Window - open the Reports window after selecting one or more devices or interfaces.
- From a template - a number of pre-configured templates are available.
- From scratch - using an empty template. Select your own devices or interfaces, the data you want to show from each, any calculations you want to apply, a report period and interval, and the way in which the data is shown.
To create a new report from a template:
- If you haven't stored any reports, you can start with a template.
- From the Report window's File menu (shown at right,) choose New. The Templates list appears, as shown below.
- Click to choose a template from the left side of the list. A set of parameters for that template appears on the right. You can also click Saved Reports to view a list of reports that have already been saved.
- Choose from the template's available parameters.
- Click Create Report. The report loads with the selected parameters.
The Templates List
Report types
Report templates fall into two general categories:
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Graph - Can be used with datasets that contain only numeric data. Three display options are available in a Graph report:
- Area - a line chart with the area below the line filled.
- Line - a line chart with a dot at each data point.
- Bar - a bar chart.
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Table - a tabular report, containing columns and rows. |
To create a new report from the Empty Report template:
- If you choose the Empty Report template, you can create a report from scratch. You can also recall an existing report to use as a starting point.
- Click Edit, located just below the File and Export menus. The Reports window changes to Edit mode. (The Edit button toggles the report in and out of Edit mode.)
Editing a Report
The image below shows the controls you can use to fine-tune your report definition.
InterMapper Reports window in Edit mode
Once in Edit mode, you need to answer some or all of these questions (in the areas shown above), depending on your requirements for this report:
- Which devices? Select the devices you want to include in the report. Select from the available Servers, Maps and Devices. If network interface data available for any of the selected devices, select one or more Interfaces.
- Which data? Choose from available Datasets. A number of datasets, including Details and Event History, are standard for all devices, other datasets are based on data available from your device selection.
Note: Currently, only one dataset can be included in a report.
- Calculations? If you have selected a Dataset other than Details and Event History, such as Response Time, you can choose from some basic calculation options. Choose Min, Avg, or Max to specify how the results are displayed.
Min shows the only lowest values for the dataset.
Avg averages the results (most commonly used).
Max shows only the highest values in the dataset.
The Group checkbox allows devices in your selection to be grouped as one dataset in the results.
- Period of time? Choose a start date or date range. (Not active when Detail dataset is selected.) For other datasets, common date selections are available. When specifying a date range, the calendar indicates whether data is available from the selected date range (grayed for no data, black for data)
- Interval? Specifies data interval, which controls the density of the data over time.
Note: Event History and Details datasets do not use Interval.
- Report Type? Choose how the dataset results are displayed. By default, a Tabular report (list) is shown. When the selected dataset contains numeric values, you can also choose Area, Line or Bar chart. For Event History and Details, only a tabular view is available.
Additional Report-editing Features
Use a number of other controls to customize your report further:
- Click the title to edit it.
- For tabular reports, click a column heading to sort by that column; click again to reverse the sort. The sort order is saved with the report.
- To change the order of tabular report columns, drag a column heading to move the column to the right or left.
- To save the report, click Save from the Report window's File menu, give the report a name, and click Save Report.
Opening a Saved Report
You can save any number of reports, then open, view or print them at a later time. For more information, see Managing and Printing Your Reports{}.