User`s guide

Reporter
Creating Reports
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To create a new report from a sample report
1 Verify that you meet Reporter’s prerequisites, listed on
page 49.
2 Click on the Status window’s toolbar or choose
File
➤Open…
3 Select a sample report file from the directory
/usr/netm/data/reporter_sample/.
4 Identify the data sources to use for the report, as
described on page 64.
5 Click or choose Report➤Display Now… to check the
report’s appearance. See page 65.
6 Click or choose Report➤Schedule/Output Setup…
to schedule the report and set the output parameters.
See page 67.
7 Choose File➤Save As… to save your report to the file
you specify and create a crontab entry.
When you open a sample report, a window like the one in figure 11 on
page 63 opens. This window contains the sample report’s definition.
Sample reports have no data sources associated with them; therefore, the
left selection list at the bottom of the window (item ➅) is initially empty.
The individual steps for configuring a sample report for your own use are
detailed on the following pages.
You can view reports similar to the samples by using Reporter in demon-
stration mode, discussed on page 51.
See Also “To start Reporter in demonstration mode” on page 51.