Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Performance Management Release 2.0 User Guide

							DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
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Schedule a Report
This procedure describes how to schedule when a report should run at a later 
time, such as weekly at a specific time.
When to Use
Use this procedure when you want to schedule a report to run at a later time 
rather than right now. To run a report immediately, see 
Run a Report
 on page 
167
.
Related 
Information
To view or change the rest of the report definition parameters, see the following:
•
Define Data Fields
 on page 126
•Select Managed Nodes
 on page 139
•Specify Report Interval
 on page 147
•Set up Report in Table Format
 on page 154
•Set up Report in Chart Format
 on page 157
•Define Destination of Report Output
 on page 163
Restriction
You cannot run a report at a later time and send its output to the screen; its output 
must go to a file or a printer. See 
Define Destination of Report Output
 on page 
163
 for more information.
Procedure
To define when a report should run, do the following:1Select 
Performance Management  > Reports  > [Report name]  >  Definition
.
Result: 
Displays the Report Definition Pane for that report. The 
Data Fields 
tab is automatically selected. 
						

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Click the 
Schedule
 tab.
Result: 
Displays the 
Schedule
 tab. 
						

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Select one of the following:4Go to 
Define Destination of Report Output
 on page 163
.
To run a report...
Check this 
box
And type this in the 
corresponding fields...
One time at a 
specific date and 
time
Run once at
The date and hour you want 
the report to run.
Daily
Run daily at
The hour the report should run.
Weekly
Run weekly at
The day and hour the report 
should run.
Monthly
Run monthly 
on day
The day of the month and the 
hour the report should run. 
						

							DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
7Administer ReportsSet up Report in Table Format
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Set up Report in Table Format
This procedure describes how to set up a report in a tabular format. You can 
specify the sort order of up to three fields on a table in ascending or descending 
order.
Procedure
To set up a table in tabular format, do the following:Note: 
The sort properties defined here stay with the report regardless of its 
output.
1Click 
Reports > [report name] > Definition
.
Result: 
Displays the Report Definition Pane for that report.
2Click the 
Send Output
 tab.
Result: 
Displays the 
Send Output 
tab. 
						

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Click 
table
, then the 
Setup
 button next to it.
Result: 
Displays the Sort Properties window, where you can define the order 
of the rows as they appear on the report. 
						

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In the three sort fields, select the three fields to sort on, in either ascending or 
descending order (alphabetical order, from A to Z, or numerical from large to 
small counts). These are the fields you selected on the 
Data Fields
 tab for this 
report.
5Click 
Close
.
Result: 
The Sort Properties window disappears, and the Report Definition 
pane is displayed. 
6To run the report, see 
Run a Report
 on page 167
. 
						

							DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
7Administer ReportsSet up Report in Chart Format
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Set up Report in Chart Format
This procedure describes how to set up a report to display in a chart format. You 
can specify the type of chart, its contents, and customize its appearance.
Prerequisites
The report must already be created in the Performance Management system. See Create a New Report
 on page 124
 for creating a report. Also, you should be 
familiar with setting up a chart with an X and Y axis.
Procedure
To set up a report in a chart format, do the following:1Click 
Reports > [report name] > Definition
.
Result: 
Displays the Report Definition Pane for that report.
2Click the 
Send Output
 tab.
Result: 
Displays the 
Send Output 
tab. 
						

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Click 
chart
, then the 
Setup
 button next to it.
Result: 
Displays the Chart Properties window. 
						

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In the Chart Type field, select the type of chart: line graph, bar chart, stacked 
bar chart, or pie chart.5Click the Normalize X Axis field to eliminate gaps where no data is available 
for reporting. 
For example, if you plot time along the X axis and you collect data only during 
business hours, there will be gaps on the chart for nights and weekends. 
Clicking in this field will eliminate the gaps, so that 6 pm Friday is followed 
immediately by 8 am Monday. 
						

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Optionally, click the Use Aggregator field to select another key field, also 
called an aggregator field. If you use an aggregator, you can only choose one 
field for the Y axis. If you do not use an aggregator, you can choose up to 10 
Y-axis series as listed in the Y Axis Series field.
For example, you could plot the date and time on the X axis of a line graph, 
and click Use Aggregator for a managed node (DEFINITY switch). The chart 
would create a Y series for each managed node selected. See the sample 
following this table.
• If you click the Use Aggregator field, select an aggregator field from the 
selection list in the Aggregator field.7In the X axis field, select a key field to plot on the horizontal axis. For 
example, this can be a record identifier, a managed node name, or a trunk 
group ID. The X axis contains the key fields selected on the 
Data Fields
 tab on 
the Report Definition pane.
8To use 3-dimensional (3D) effects, set the elevation and rotation to determine 
the apparent position of the viewer:
• Set the elevation as high as 45 degrees to show a 3D graph as it would 
appear from above.
• Set the 3D depth as a percent of the chart width.
• Set the rotation to show the graph from right or left.9Click 
Close
.
Result: 
The Report Definition pane reappears. 
10
Click 
Save
 to save the settings.