HP Web Jetadmin - Creating Reports and Exporting Data

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The Copy template feature provides the ability to leverage an existing template to create a new
template without having to start from scratch.
Using Group Policies with data collection templates
Data collection templates are required if using Group Policies to automatically add devices to data
collections. The Group Policies feature is a powerful automation tool that saves users time configuring
devices and HP Web Jetadmin settings. Any device group has a property known as Group Policy.
One policy that can be added to any device group’s properties is Enable Data Collection. When
activating the Enable Data Collection on a device group, the user is required to select a template from
the list of existing data collection templates.
A trigger must be specified that enables the configuration to take place either as the device is added
into the group or as the device is removed from the group (Figure 15). Multiple Enable Data Collection
policies can exist for a single device group.
Additional data collection points of interest
 Adding devices to data collections can also be done using Windows drag-and-drop functionality.
By selecting any number of devices from any device list or device group, the devices can be
dragged and dropped into any Data Collection Type or Data Collection Template listed in the
Reports section of the navigation tree.
 All data collection times are initially set to 12:00 am. However, each can be configured to any
hour of the day. This can be done under Tools > Options > Device Management > Reports > Data
Collection Times (Figure 16).
Figure 15—Enable Data Collection policy
Figure 16—Data collection times