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The Reports Screen
Load  Save  Run  View  Print  File Esc/EXITReports
Mailbox: Comment: Security Code:
Extension:
Dir Name 1: Dir Name 2: Read-only:
Basic Options Chains Groups
Maximum Rings: Done: 1:
Do Not Disturb: RNA: 2:
Screen Calls? Busy: 3:
Store Messages? Max:     sec Delay: 4:
Copy Messages To:Menus
Message Volume: Guests: 1: 2: 3:
Current Greeting: Max:     sec 4: 5: 6:
Busy Message? Max:     sec 7: 8: 9:
ID Call? D/T? Name/Ext? 0:
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Creating Reports and Report Templates
This section explains how to create a report. After reviewing a report, you 
can return to the Report Template dialog box or the Reports screen to adjust 
column order or column width and to save the definition as a template for 
later use.
Amanda stores report templates in the C:\AMANDA\RPT.DB directory. She 
adds .RPT as the file extension to the name you give each report template.
To create a report:
1. From the Main screen,...

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3. Press Enter.
The Reports screen appears. It is almost identical to the Users screen, 
but it has the word Reports in the upper right corner. 
4. From the Reports screen, type a number in each field that you want to 
appear in the report. Number the fields in the order they are to appear in 
the report.
For example, placing a 1 in the Mailbox field in the Reports screen 
makes the Mailbox field the first column of data in the report. Placing a 
2 in the Extension...

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10. To view the report, press Alt+V.
The report appears on your screen. If the report is too wide for your 
screen, Amanda eliminates the columns that do not fit. These columns 
are in the report but not on the screen.
11. Use Page Up, Page Down, Up Arrow, and Down Arrow to view addi-
tional rows of the report. 
12. To return to the Reports screen to adjust the columns or save the report 
definition as a template, press Esc.
To change the width of a column:
 As...

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3. Select a report template:
a. Press F2 to see a list of the report templates that have been 
saved.
b. Use Up Arrow and Down Arrow to select a report (the name 
shows the .RPT extension).
c. Then press Enter.
d. The name of the selected report appears in the Load Which Re-
port dialog box.
N
OTE:You can type the name of a report template that 
has been saved directly into the Load Which Re-
port dialog box. You don’t need to type the RPT 
extension.
e. Press Enter...

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8. To view the report, press Alt+V.
The report appears on your screen. If the report is too wide for your 
screen, Amanda eliminates the columns that do not fit. These columns 
are in the report but not on the screen.
9. Use Page Up, Page Down, Up Arrow, and Down Arrow to view addi-
tional rows of the report. 
Printing Reports
Printed reports can have a variety of uses. You can post the results, make 
copies for a meeting, or file them for later reference. If you...

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Amanda stores the report as text in the C:\AMANDA directory unless 
you specify the path to another directory. Amanda adds no extension to 
the file name (unless you provided one). 
The file is a text file with the numbers in each row separated by a series 
of spaces. The rows are separated by carriage return/linefeeds.
For example, you might copy the report to a diskette:
A:\REPORT496.TXT
If you decide to use the saved report in another application, do not run that...

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Chapter 9:
Using the Administrator Mailbox
Administering Amanda by Telephone
You, as system administrator, have a System Administrator mailbox (999) in 
addition to your personal mailbox. You access it by telephone, from the 
Users screen on the computer, or via Amanda Messenger.
You log into Amanda using the System Administrator mailbox to perform 
the following duties:
 Record system-wide announcements
 Record busy hold music
 Create system-wide mailing lists
 Lock, unlock, and reset mailboxes
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Managing System Announcements
The system announcement gives out system-wide information. When 
recorded, it is played automatically to users when they log on to their 
mailboxes. A user can interrupt the announcement by pressing any DTMF 
digit, but the announcement plays every time that user logs on until he hears 
it once in its entirety.
After any recording:
To record a system announcement:
  
  +      +     +  make your recording  + 
When you see this symbol in...