Step 5: Enable Email Notifications (Optional) on page 319
Step 7: Save the Report on page 320
Step 1: Define the General Report Details
Defining report details is the first step to creating a new report. You would also need to define
the resource filter, time filter, generation schedule and enable email notifications.
Follow these steps to define the general details of the report that you are creating in the General
Information section.
1. In Title, type a name for the report that you are creating.
2. In Description, type a brief description for the report.
3. In Report Type, select the type of report that you want to create.
For detailed description of the various report types, refer to Types of Reports on page 315.
4. In Output Format, select one or both of the following check boxes:
• CSV: A comma-separated version of the report. You will need a spreadsheet application
(for example, Microsoft Excel
®
) to view the report in CSV format.
• PDF: A portable document format version of the report. You will need a PDF reader (for
example, Adobe Acrobat
®
) to view the report in PDF.
Continue to Step 2: Define the Resource Filter Criteria on page 317.
Step 2: Define the Resource Filter Criteria
Defining resource filter is the second step to creating a new report. You would also need to
define the time filter, generation schedule, enable email notifications.
Follow these steps to define the resources upon which the report that you are creating will be
generated. These resources can be defined in the Resource Filter Criteria section..
Select the resources upon which to generate the report. Resources include:
DescriptionOption
Select one of the following device resources:Device
Management Domain: If you base the report upon this device resource, you
must select at least one management domain from the drop-down list. If you
want to include multiple management domains in the report, select the
management domains from the drop-down list one at a time. To delete a
management domain that you selected previously, click the icon next to the
management domain name.
AP Zone: If you base the report upon this device resource, you must select at
least one AP zone from the drop-down list. If you want to include multiple AP
zones in the report, select the AP zones from the drop-down list one at a time.
To delete an AP zone that you selected previously, click the icon next to the
management domain name.
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