Service property | Description |
active | Controls whether the Report Export Service is active. |
Export to directory | Points to the output file directory where exported reports are written each time the Report Export Service runs. This must be a local or mapped drive on the NetIM host machine. The default value for this directory is <temp dir>\Reports. Regardless of the
Archive action the Report Export Service creates a time-stamped folder in this directory for each active batch configuration each time it runs. |
Archive directory | Points to the output file directory where Report Export Service copies exported reports to archive them. The default is <temp dir>\Reports\archive. When
Archive action is configured to a value other than “none,” the Report Export Service makes a copy of each exported batch of reports and stores it in the
Archive directory. |
Archive action | Controls whether the Report Export Service puts a copy of exported reports in the
Archive directory, deletes previously exported reports from the
Export to directory, or neither. Options are: • none—Reports are only written to a time-stamped subdirectory in the
Export to directory. • Archive the reports—Reports are written to a time-stamped subdirectory in the
Export to directory and archived. During archiving, Report Export Service makes a copy of the time-stamped subdirectory and writes it to the
Archive directory. • Delete reports older than a week—Reports are written to a time-stamped subdirectory in the
Export to directory. Subdirectories in the
Export to directory with a timestamp older than 7 days are deleted. • Delete reports older than a month—Reports are written to a time-stamped subdirectory in the
Export to directory. Subdirectories in the
Export to directory with a timestamp older than 30 days are deleted. When the archive action is configured to delete reports, reports are exported but not archived and reports older than the specified time frame are deleted from the
Export to directory. |
Report Export Service Batch Configurations | The Report Export Service Batch Configurations property tree contains one or more export batch configurations. See
Report Export Service Batch Configurations for property descriptions. |
Service property | Description |
Export Batch Config N | |
active | Controls whether the export batch configuration is active. If you set this to “no,” it disables the export/publication of reports for the export batch; however, the specified
Archive action still occurs. |
Report Export Configuration | The Report Export Configuration contains the following properties: Report Set Definition—Defines which reports are exported. See
Report Set Properties. Format Properties—Controls the format of exported reports. See
Format Properties. Report Server Selection—Controls whether reports are published to an Riverbed Report Server. See
Report Server Selection. Group Selection—Controls whether all reports are exported or only those reports that are group-based. See
Group Selection. |
Service property | Description |
Publish Reports as | Provides a label for the exported/published reports. |
Selected Reports | Controls which reports are included when the Report Export Service exports/publishes. The Available reports list contains a list of reports that are available. The Selected list contains a list of reports that are currently selected for export/publication. A default set of reports is in the Selected reports list. Move a report from one list to the other by selecting a report name and clicking the single arrow button. Move all reports from one list to the other use the double arrow button. |
Export Drill Down Reports | Many reports provide drill-down links to more detailed or related reports. This property controls whether drill-down reports are exported/published with the parent report. This property has an impact only when the
Select Export Format supports links. The export formats that support linking are: html, pdf, and doc. When the export of drill-down reports is enabled, the parent report contains a link to the drill-down to preserve the relationship between the reports. |
Service property | Description |
Select Template | Controls the template for exported/published reports. NetIM has a predefined Default Template that is selected by default. If you want to specify a custom template, you must first create it. See
Report Export Service to learn how to create a custom template. |
Repeat Key Columns | Controls whether data values are printed in each cell of a key column or whether the cells are empty until populated with a new value. |
Select Export Format | Controls the file format for exported/published reports. Available options are: txt, pdf, html, and doc. When the export format is set to “txt,” the field delimiter in defined using the
Choose Delimiter property. When pdf, html, or doc is selected as the export format, the Report Export Service generates an html index page to facilitate navigation of exported reports. See
Viewing and navigating exported reports. |
Select Filter | Controls whether a filter is applied. Filters are configured in the Filter Management tab of the web console Management page. |
Choose Delimiter | Defines the field delimiter for exported/published text files. This property only applies when the
Select Export Format is set to “txt.” |
Service Property | Description |
Select Group(s) | Controls whether all devices are included in the exported/published reports or only the devices in the specified user-defined device group. When a user-defined group is in the selected reports list, only reports that can be grouped are exported/published for that device group. By default the selected group list contains “All” meaning that all devices are included in the export/publication. If you want to export/publish reports in the
Selected Reports list populated with device data for all devices plus reports that can be grouped for one or more user-defined device groups, the Selected group list should contain “All” and the names of the user-defined device groups. A separate set of reports is exported/published for each group. When the selected groups list contains only user-defined device groups, only reports that can be grouped are exported/published. Reports in the
Selected Reports list that cannot be grouped are skipped during export/publication. The selected group list must contain one or more group names in order for reports to be published/exported for the batch. When this list is empty, no reports are exported/published. |
Service Property | Description |
Select Report Server(s) | Controls whether reports are published to one or more Riverbed Report Servers. The Report Export Service will attempt to publish the batch of reports to the Report Server(s) in the selected Report Servers list. The Available listReport Servers that are defined in the NetIM General Properties. To publish to a Report Server, you must first add it to the Available Report Server configuration for the NetIM and define required properties for it. Report Server properties are defined in the General Properties for the NetIM. See
Report Export Service for the complete workflow for configuring NetIM to export to a Riverbed Report Server. |