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DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
7 Administer Reports
Define Destination of Report Output
Issue 1
November 1998
Page 163
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:
1 Click Reports > [report name] > Definition.
Result: Displays the Report Definition Pane for that report.
2 Click the Send Output tab.