Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Performance Management Release 2.0 User Guide

							DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
7Administer ReportsSet up Report in Chart Format
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To run the report, see 
Run a Report
 on page 167
.
Sample Chart 
Using 
Aggregator
The following sample windows show chart properties using an aggregator and the 
output of those properties:
Aggregator
Y Axis 
						

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Sample Chart 
without 
Aggregator
The following sample windows show chart properties without an aggregator and 
the output of those properties:
Non-aggregator Y axis 
						

							DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
7Administer ReportsDefine Destination of Report Output
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Define Destination of Report Output
This procedure describes how to define where the output of a report should go. 
You can send the output to:
• Your screen
• A printer
• An HTML or ASCII file to be viewed or printed later
Suggestions for 
Type of Output
Send the report to an HTML file when you want to view the report with a browser 
such as Netscape or Internet Explorer. The report can be printed from the 
browser. Note that you should use a local browser to view the HTML file.Note: 
If you want to view a report in HTML format using a local browser such as 
Netscape, and you are running on Solaris, you need to click the 
Setup
 link 
that displays at the bottom of the the browser window when you try to view 
the file. This link connects you to a Java plug-in that is necessary for 
viewing the file. If running in a Windows environment, you will be 
automatically prompted to select a plug-in.
Send the report to an ASCII file if you want to use the file with another software 
package, such as in a spreadsheet program.
Procedure
To define the destination of a report, do the following:1Click 
Reports > [report name] > Definition
.
Result: 
Displays the Report Definition Pane for that report.
2Click the 
Send Output
 tab. 
						

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Result: 
Displays the 
Send Output 
tab
3Do one of the following:
• To send the output to the screen, that is, display the report on the screen, 
click 
Screen
. The report will display on the screen. 
						

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• To send the output to a printer, click 
Printer
. The output will go to a printer. 
To define print properties, click 
Setup
 to display the Print Properties 
window. Go to the next step.
• To send the output to an HTML file, click 
HTML
. The output will go to an 
HTML file. The system will automatically assign and display the file name 
and path when you run the report.
• To send the output to an ASCII file, click 
ASCII
. The output will go to an 
ASCII file. The system will automatically assign and display the file name 
and path when you run the report. 
You can also select a field separator in the Field separator field. The 
separator is a single character that separates fields on a table. This is 
useful for making the table readable in another software package.
4To define printer detail from the Print Properties window, change the settings 
as described in the following table and click 
Close
. These values are usually 
set up by your system administrator, but you can customize them here. 
						

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Click 
Save
 to save the settings.
6To change the number or rows in a table from the default of 1000, go to the Maximum number of records in a report
 field at the bottom of the pane and 
type the new value. This value restricts the size of the reort, thereby ensuring 
that you are not overburdening your desktop or your printer with too much 
report output. Note that if there are any secondary records, this number 
includes the combined total of primary and secondary records.
Field
Description
Print Command The print command the system will use 
to print the report.
Page Width The width of the report. The default is 
72 characters for portrait mode.
Page Height The height of the report. The default is 
66 characters for portrait mode. 
						

							DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
7Administer ReportsRun a Report
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Run a Report
You can set up a report so that it runs automatically as defined in the 
Schedule
 tab 
of the Report Definition pane, or you can run a report manually (on demand) 
immediately. This procedure describes how to run a report manually.
Procedure
To run a report, do the following:1Click 
Reports > [report name] > Definition
.
Result: 
Displays the Report Definition pane for the report.
2Do one of the following:
• To run the report immediately, click 
Run Now
.
Result: 
Displays the report on your screen using whatever is defined for the 
report. To make any changes, go to the next step.
• To define the report destination before running the report, click the 
Send 
Output
 tab.
Result: 
Displays the 
Send Output
 tab. 
						

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To define the destination of the report, go to 
Define Destination of Report 
Output
 on page 163
.
4To define the format of the report, go to 
Set up Report in Table Format
 on 
page 154
 or 
Set up Report in Chart Format
 on page 157
. 
						

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From any of the tabs on the 
Report Definition
 pane, click 
Run Now
.
Result: 
Report will run in the format and to the destination as specified in the 
preceding steps. If you send the output to a an HTML or ASCII file, a 
confirmation window appears, specifying the file name and path of 
the file. The system automatically appends an .htm (for HTML) or .txt 
(for ASCII) extension to the file name. See the following output notice 
sample.
6If the report output is the 
screen
, go to 
Options from a Displayed Report
 on 
page 131
 to perform any of the options from a displayed report.
If the report output is a 
file
, go to 
Display Report Output
 on page 170
. 
						

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Display Report Output
This procedure describes how to display the output of a previously-run report that 
is in an HTML or ASCII file format. The system segregates the list of available 
reports on a daily, run once, weekly, or monthly basis. For example, if a report has 
run weekly for several weeks, a list of those weekly report runs will appear when 
you click on the 
Weekly
 tab.
Viewing HTML 
Output
If you want to view a report in HTML format using a local browser such as 
Netscape,and you are running on Solaris, you need to click the 
Setup
 link that 
displays at the bottom of the the browser window when you try to view the file. 
This link connects you to a Java plug-in that is necessary for viewing the file. If 
running in a Windows environment, you will be automatically prompted to select a 
plug-in.
Procedure
To display the output of a report, do the following:1Click 
Reports > [report name] > Output.
Result: 
Displays the Display Output pane for that report. If any of the reports 
include primary data, there will be a .p extension after the report file 
name. Secondary data will have a .s extension.