Lucent Technologies CentreVu Supervisor Version 8 Reports Manual

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Selecting Report Run Dates2-9
Browse DatesIf the input needed is for more than one date, the Browse Dates window 
displays.
To select specific dates, use your mouse to point at a day and click. The 
day highlights. You can select as many days as you want.
To select a range of dates, select the Range  button, point- and-click on 
the first day of the desired range, then point- and-click on the last day of 
the desired range. The dates selected highlight. You can select as many 
ranges as you want to, but you must select the Range button in order to 
define each range.
If you want to choose a date that is not currently displayed, use the arrow 
keys at the bottom of the window to scroll through the months.
To clear your current selections, select Clear. 
Browse MonthIf the input needed is for one month, the Browse Month window displays.
This window is used in monthly reports where the data is for a single 
month. The form is initialized to the values in the input field or to the 
month previous to the current month when the input field is empty. Select 
a single month and year for the report. The minimum date is January 
1980 and the maximum date is December 2037. 
						

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Browse MonthsIf the input needed is for more than one month, the Browse Months 
window displays.
This window is available in monthly reports where the data is for one or 
more months. The report runs, beginning with the month entered in the 
First Month: field and going through as many months as are specified in 
the Number of Months: field.
The months are in calendar order in the drop-down box, with the 
minimum date being January 1980 and the maximum date December 
2037. 
						

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Selecting timesWhen you run interval historical reports, you need to select the time 
period for which to run the report.
To do this, do any of the following:
•Type the time range in the Times: input field.
•Select the times from the history list of previously used times for this 
report.
•Select the Browse button next to the Times input field.
Browse TimeIf you select the Browse button, the Browse Time window displays.
Complete the following fields:
•Starting Interval: select the time you want the report to begin with 
from the drop-down list. The report data will begin with the interval 
that begins immediately after the time you enter.
•Ending Interval: select the time you want the report to end with from 
the drop-down list. The report data will go through the interval during 
which the time you enter falls. 
						

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.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Exiting and Restarting Reports
How to exit a reportTo exit a report (return to the Controller), do one of the following:
•Double click the System button.
•Select Close from the System  button menu.
•Select Exit from the Report  menu.
If the system shuts down due to an error, any changes you have made to 
the report(s) you are running are saved.
How to restart a reportTo restart a report (return to the report input window), do the following:
•Select Restart from the Report menu.
Work State drill-down reports and unsaved reports created in Report 
Wizard cannot be restarted. 
						

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Report Menu Bar
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PurposeWhen you run a report, the menu bar at the top of the window has the 
following options:
•Report
•Edit
•Format
•Tools
•Options
•Help
This section describes the menu items that are available in each of these 
menus. 
						

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Report menuThe Report menu has options that relate specifically to the report you are 
running. 
						

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Menu item functionsThis table describes the action that each menu item performs: 
Menu Item Action
Restart Closes the current report output window and 
displays the input window for the current report. 
This allows you to run the same report, 
changing inputs as needed. This is disabled for 
Drill-Down reports and if the report is an 
unsaved report created using the Report 
Wizard (this item is reenabled when the report 
is saved).
Page Setup Displays the Page Setup window. See the 
Setting Up a Page (2-57) in this chapter for more 
information on Page Setup.
Print Displays the Print window. See 
Selecting a 
Printer (2-55) for more information on the Print 
window. When you select Print from the Report 
menu, the report that is active will be printed 
according to the options you choose in the Print 
window. If the report is a real-time report, only 
one refresh of the report will be printed.
Print Preview Displays the report so that you can see it before 
printing. See 
Print Preview (2-21) for more 
information on the Print Preview window. Once 
you have selected Print Preview, you may print 
the report.
Design If you have purchased the Report Designer 
software and your 
CentreVu CMS User ID is 
authorized to use the Report Designer, you can 
access the Report Designer Design Mode 
window from any report using this menu item. 
When you select Design from the Report menu, 
the report that is currently running remains 
visible, but you are placed in the Design Mode, 
where you can edit the report. For more 
information on the Design Mode, see the 
CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User 
Guide  
(585-210-930). The Design menu item 
will be grayed out if you are currently running a 
drill-down report.
Save Saves the report that you edited.
Save as Saves the report you edited under a different 
file name. 
						

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Save as HTML Displays the Save as HTML window, which lets 
you save a snapshot of the report output as an 
HTML file. Selecting the Script button in this 
window displays the Save as Script dialog box, 
which lets you create a script to run the 
specified report and save the output as an 
HTML file.
Script Displays the Save as Script dialog box, which 
enables you to create a script to run a specified 
report on schedule and display it on your 
computer. The script can be interactive or 
automatic.
Exit Closes the active report output window. The 
location of the report output window is saved 
when the report is exited, and that is where the 
report will display the next time you run it. Menu Item Action 
						

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OverviewThe Save as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) function available with 
CentreVu Supervisor Version 8 allows the user to export a snapshot of a 
report running in 
CentreVu Supervisor and save it as an HTML file. Any 
report generated in 
CentreVu Supervisor can be converted to an HTML 
file. This file can then be stored on a web server for viewing on the 
Internet or an Intranet.
Things to note:
•Save as HTML does not automatically save the HTML file onto a 
web server. You must copy the HTML file and any associated 
graphics to the Internet server you want to use.
•Save as HTML does not automatically update the HTML for real- 
time reports.
•Save as HTML is found in the report pull-down menu on an open 
report.
•Save as HTML does not support 32-bit color mode for graphics 
saved using Save as HTML.
BrowsersTo view the HTML file, your Internet browser must support tables and .gif 
graphic files. For example, 
Netscape Navigator 3.0 or MicrosoftTM 
Internet Explorer 3.0, or later versions of either, support tables and .gif 
graphic files.
Selecting Save as HTML
locationSave as HTML function can be found in the Report  pull-down menu. 
						

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When you select Save as HTML, the Save as HTML dialog box displays.
Using Save as HTMLTo save a report as an HTML file, use the following steps: 
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1While running the report you want to save, select Save as HTML from 
the Report menu.
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2Select a template option.
•Type the template file name in the template field, select the template 
from the pull-down history list, or select the Browse  button and 
browse for a template.
•If you do not want to use a template, select the Do not use a 
template radio button.
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3Select an output option.
•Selecting Use CentreVu Supervisor report fonts preserves the 
report fonts as you see them in 
CentreVu Supervisor. 
•Selecting Use the web browser default fonts displays the output file 
using Internet browser default fonts.