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c. To append the date and time (in military time) to the end of the file name, enable the
Use date and time for file naming checkbox. For example, if you are creating the file
on October 1, 2010 at 10:04 pm, the file created will be named
assetreport1001102204.csv.
If an exported report file exists in the specified directory and you do not
enable this option, it will be overwritten when the new file is created.
7. Click Finish.
Task: Exporting a Usage Report to a .csv file
This task exports selected fields from the Rack Power Manager software system Usage Reports
to a .csv file. The exported file may be stored on a local or network drive. The exported report
is named usagereport.csv by default, but you may also append the date and time to the end of
the file. The output .csv file may be viewed in a text editor or spreadsheet application, such as
Microsoft Excel.
Once this task is added, you may run it on demand at any time; see Running tasks manually on
page 274.
To add the task:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.
3. Click Add. The Add Task Wizard will appear.
4. Select Export Usage Report to a comma separated values (.CSV) file from the drop-down
menu. Type a 1-64 character name for the task.
5. Select a time to run the task (see Specifying when to run tasks on page 262), then click
Next.
6. The Specify Export Usage Report Properties window opens.
a. Type the directory in which to create the file, which may be a physical local drive on
the Rack Power Manager server or at a shared network location specified by a UNC
path. The location cannot be set to a mapped network drive.The directory name must
be entered in case sensitive text if your operating system supports case sensitive
filenames.
b. If the specified directory location is a network drive that requires a log in, enable the
Login required to access shared drive location checkbox. Then, type the username and
password and confirm the password of a user account that has read/write access to the
network share location.
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