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Chapter 67 Managing Reports
Scheduling Reports
Related Topics
• Overview of Report Manager, page 67-6
• Opening and Generating Reports, page 67-18
• Viewing Report Schedules, page 67-28
• Troubleshooting Report Manager, page 67-31
Step 1 In Report Manager, do one of the following:
• On the Reports tab, open the report for which you are creating a new schedule by double-clicking
the name of the report in the report list (in the left pane). Then, click the Create Schedule button in
the report settings toolbar.
Note You cannot edit an existing schedule from the Reports tab.
• On the Reports tab, right-click the report on which you are creating a schedule and select Create
Schedule. If the report is not already open, it is opened.
• On the Scheduled Reports tab, Schedule List sub-tab, click the Add button below the list of
schedules to create a new schedule. To edit an existing schedule, select it in the list and click the
Edit button.
The Add or Edit Report Schedule dialog box opens.
Step 2 Configure the following options in the dialog box:
• Schedule Name—A name for the schedule, up to 64 characters.
• Report Name—Select the name of the report to be generated by the schedule. When you create a
schedule from the report settings pane, the name is pre-selected and you cannot change it.
• Schedule—Select whether the report shall be generated daily, weekly (once per week), or monthly
(once per month). Then, enter the day and time for generating the report:
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Daily schedules—Select whether the schedule is for Monday through Friday (five days) or
Monday through Sunday (all seven days). Enter the time of day (in 24-hour notation) to generate
the report.
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Weekly schedules—Select the day of the week and enter the time of day in 24-hour notation.
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Monthly schedules—Select whether to generate the report on the first day of the month, the last
day, or custom. If you select Custom, enter the day number. Then, enter the time of day in
24-hour notation.
• Email To—The email addresses that should be sent the report. Separate multiple addresses with
commas. If you do not want reports e-mailed, ensure that the field is empty. Note that for e-mails to
be sent successfully, you must configure SMTP on the Security Manager server as described in
Configuring an SMTP Server and Default Addresses for E-Mail Notifications, page 1-25.
If the report fails to generate for some reason, notification of the failure is sent to these e-mail
addresses.
• Export Report Format—Whether to generate the report in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) or
comma-separated value (CSV) format. The PDF includes graphics, the CSV does not. For more
information on export formats, see Exporting Reports, page 67-23.
• Description—A description of the schedule.
• Status—Whether the schedule is enabled (reports will be generated) or disabled (reports will not be
generated).
