8.2. Create New Report

Report generation options are dynamic i.e. all reports include some widgets. Creating the report is a two step process:

1 Create the report template. 2 Add and manage the widgets in the template.

8.2.1. Create a Template

Create a new template by clicking on + Icon. You need to add the Report Name, Report category and the description.

Create new report

Create New Report

If the category is not available in the drop down, then simply type the name of the category. A new category will be automatically created when you click on the Create button. The template will appear as the blank template under the defined category.

Blank Template

Blank Template

Once you have created a report, you need to add required widgets to the report’s dashboard.

8.2.2. Add Widgets in reports

Select Existing Widget

  1. Search for the report and the widget you want to clone into your report
  2. Click on the icon and then on icon. A popup will appear.
Clone button

Clone Button in Widget

Popup for clone widget settings

Popup for Clone Widget Settings

  1. Change the name if you want.
  2. In Category, select ‘Report’.
  3. In Sub Categories, select your report.
  4. Click ‘Clone’. The widget will appear in your report.
Cloned widget in report

Widget Created by Cloning

Create a New Widget

You can create a new widget or select from existing widget. The widget can be from following types:

Report Widgets

Report Widgets

  • Metric: The following types of views are available for Metric:

    • Gauge
    • Historical
    • Top N/Least N
    • Grid
    • Metric

  • Flow: The following types of views are available for Metric:

    • Gauge
    • Historical
    • Top N/Least N
    • Grid
    • Tree Map
    • Chord
    • Map
    • Chart

  • Log: The following types of views are available for Metric:

    • Gauge
    • Historical
    • Top N/Least N
    • Grid
    • Tree Map
    • Chord
    • Map
    • Log

  • Availability: The following types of views are available for Metric:

    • Gauge
    • Historical
    • Top N/Least N
    • Grid
    • Heat Map

  • Alert: The following types of views are available for Metric:

    • Gauge
    • Historical
    • Top N/Least N
    • Grid
    • Heat Map
    • Chart
    • Map

  • Health: Only Gauge is available.

8.2.3. Example: Availability Report

You can create an availability report for the monitors to see the trend of their availability. This report has following features:

  • Custom Time Range: You can manage the time range of the report data in real time.
  • Graphical Presentation: You can create the graphical representation of data to quickly compare availability of different monitors.
  • Availability Trend: You can change the graph types (visualizations) in real time for analysis.
Create Availability Widget

Create Availability Widget

Availability Widget example

Availability Widget Example