User guide

Chapter 8: Reports
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you want the report to generate, and how frequently you
want it generated.
Note: For large report data sets, we recommend that
you schedule report generation at a time when
few users are using the system, such as after
business hours.
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On the Content tab determine whether you want a brief
report (with one line for each alarm) or a detailed report
(showing details about all alarm activities: activation,
notifications, acknowledgement, etc.).
5 On the Source Data tab define the report scope. To
include alarm report details from all locations, select
All
Locations.
You can also select specific locations and
zones:
a Select the option, Selected Locations and Zones.
b To select all locations in a zone, select the checkbox
corresponding to the zone name from the locations
tree.
c To select a specific location in a zone, expand the tree
to find the location, then select its checkbox.
d Repeat these steps for each location you want to in-
clude on the report. All selected locations appear in
the Selected region.
6 On the Page Layout tab define your report display
options:
a Page Header and/or Page Footer options: choose the
pages on which you want a header or footer displayed.
To define the header or footer, enter text in the Left,
Center or Right fields.
b Choose the type of paper you want to print on and the
orientation.
c You can also choose a customized icon in the left
header section by clicking “Upload” or select from a list
of provided icons by clicking the Image File dropdown.
7 From the reports window, select Save.
8 To manually generate the report, choose either Export to
Excel
(which will generate a .tsv format file) or Generate
PDF Report
(which generates an Adobe format .pdf file)