User`s guide
28 Guardall Director V4.74 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.7.4
Report Destination / Output To
- Screen: This has the report sent to the 'Report
Viewer' window for viewing and/or printing
desired pages;
- Printer: This allows selecting a printer and
page-range, etc., and printing the report (without
viewing it first);
- Text File: This has the report saved as a
'comma-delimited' text file for manipulation with
another program. Allows you to change the
location and/or filename if desired.
- Report Emulation Text File: This has the
report saved as a formatted text file for viewing,
printing, or editing with a text editor or word
processor. Allows you to change the location
and/or filename if desired.
- Archive: This has the report saved as a
viewable archived report for viewing or printing
at a later time. Allows you to change the
location and/or filename if desired.
(Remaining Buttons)
- [File...]: This allows changing the location and
file-name for a report being saved for future
viewing, printing, etc. Tip: Use a different
name each time to avoid overwriting previous
reports.
- [Reset]: This provides a quick way to reset the
search criteria (to "Operator" audit report, and
find "All" audits).
- [Load Archived Report]: This allows browsing
for, and opening a previously saved report-
archive
(not for use with text files). The report
will appear in the report-viewer window for
viewing and/or printing.
For details on viewing and printing displayed reports,
refer to "Working with the Report Viewer".
- [Run]: This runs the report based on your
selected criteria. Additional screens will appear
depending on your selections (such as the
printer selection form, report viewer, etc.).
Reporting on Panel
Diagnostics
(V4.4)
Panel Diagnostic Reports
This type of report allows viewing and printing
diagnostics logs generated by the 'Remote
Diagnostics' feature under Control & Status.
Related: Control & Status, Panel Control & Status,
System, [Get System Status]
Checking System Status (Remote Diagnostics)
As well, panel diagnostic reports can be
viewed and/or printed right away, saved for
future reference, or exported for manipulation
with another program.
Running a Panel Diagnostic Report
1) Select Panel Diagnostic Report from your
MyTools bar, or
click [Reports] in the 'tree',
and select Panel Diagnostic.
2) Multi-Account Systems: Select the desired
account near the centre of the screen.
Tip: This option appears only if you didn't already
have an account 'open' in the tree.
3) Select the desired report from the list near the
middle of the screen.
Tip: See the item-descriptions if you need help.
4) Select a report 'destination' (i.e., whether it is
to be viewed, printed, or saved as a file).
If you select "Archive" or a type of "File", click
[File...], set the location and filename as
desired, and click Save.
5) Click [Run], and respond to any additional
screen(s) that appear (details to follow).
For details on viewing and printing displayed reports,
refer to "Working with the Report Viewer".
If Printing an Activity Report
To print a report without viewing it first: Select
the type of report and other criteria as usual,
and select Printer as the destination. Then,
select Run, and click OK when the 'Print'
screen appears. Tip: To select a different
printer click Printer, and make your selection
from the 'Print Setup' screen that appears.