User`s guide

30 VEREX Director V4.73 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.7.3
Audit Reports
Audit reporting allows vie wing or printing a
listing of changes made by operators, or
records of panel communic ations sessions. A
date/time range can be specified, and the
report can also be limited to desired criteria.
TechTip: Reports pertaining to past events are based
on the present event list, plus any archived data that
has been re-imported using the archive feature.
See: "Exporting or Importing Activity or Audit Logs".
As well, audit reports can be vie wed an d/or
printed right a way, saved for future reference,
or ex ported for manipulation w ith ano ther
program.
For better performance, be sure to select the smallest
date-range that meets your requirements. Also, you
can keep the audit log to a suitable size via regular use
of the Archive and/or Purge features.
See: "Exporting or Importing Activity or Audit Logs",
and "Removing old Activity or Audit Logs".
Running an Audit Report
1) Select Audit Report from your MyTools bar,
or
click [Reports] in the 'tree', and select
Audit Report.
2) Select the date/time range to be covered by
the report (under "From" and "To").
Tip: See the item-descriptions if you need help.
3) Select the desired criteria for the report.
(Refer to the details under "Search Criteria".)
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 Audit 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 w hen the 'Print'
screen appea rs. Tip: To select a dif ferent
printer click Printer, and m ake your se lection
from the 'Print Setup' screen that appears.
To view a report before prin ting
: Select the
type of report and other criteria as usua l,
and select ' Screen' as t he destination.
Then, click Run.
For details on vie wing an d printing the
displayed report, refer to " Working with the
Report Viewer".
If Exporting an Audit Report as a File
(Archive/Text File/Report Emulation
File)
Select the typ e of report an d other criteri a as
usual, and the desired file-type a s the
'destination'. Then, click [File...]. In the next
screen, set the location and filena me as
desired, and click Save w hen finis hed.
Then click Run.
Viewing/Printing a Previously Saved
Audit Report-Archive
Select Audit Repor t from your MyTools bar,
or
click [Repor ts] in the 'tree', and select
Audit Repor t. Then, clic k [Load archi ved
report] at the bottom of the form.
In the ne xt screen, locat e and sele ct the
desired archived report ( .raf), and click Open
(or simply double-click the file).
For details on viewing and printing displayed reports,
refer to "Working with the Report Viewer".
Log Period
- From and To (date and time): The beginning
and end date from the audit log to be scanned
for the report.
Tip: You can change the dates manually, or click the
arrow to access a pop-up calendar. To set the times,
click within the 'hours' or 'minutes', and use the
up/down arrow keys.
Client/Server Systems
: Times are stored as GMT in
the database, and adjusted for correct display in the
time-zone at each specific workstation.
Search Criteria
- Log Type: Select "Operator" for configuration
changes made by operator(s), or
"Communication" for panel update sessions.
Reporting on Operator Audits or Panel Communications Logs