Reports Screen
The Reports screen in Motadata ObserveOps is where you view, manage, schedule, and export all built-in and custom reports across your IT environment.
Every report — whether default or custom — lives here, organized by data source type across dedicated tabs.
Navigation
Go to Menu and select Reports 
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The Reports screen opens.
Reports Screen Layout
The screen has two main areas:
- Left panel — Filters reports within the active tab by category. Select any category to narrow the grid on the right. Use New Category to add your own groupings for custom reports.
- Right panel (grid) — Lists all reports matching the selected tab and category.
At the top, a row of tabs lets you switch between report data sources: Metric, Log, Flow, Trap, Audit, NCCM, APM, RUM, NetRoute, and Log Compliance.
Use the Create Custom Report button in the top-right corner to build a new report from scratch.
Report Grid Fields
Every tab displays reports in a standard grid. Here's what each column means:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the report. Click it to open and view the full report. |
| Description | A brief summary of what the report shows. |
| Type | The category of data displayed — for example, Performance, Availability, Active Alerts, Flow Analytics, Log Compliance, NCCM, APM, and so on. |
| Report Type | Whether the report is Default (built-in, out-of-the-box) or Custom (created by your team). |
| Schedule | Toggle this on to schedule automated report delivery. Set the recipient by email address, username, handle, or user profile — and define the delivery frequency. |
| Download | Shows the progress of a report export in real time. |
| Actions | Click the  icon to access the following options: Edit, Clone Report, Email This Report, Export PDF / Export XLSX / Export HTML, Copy As, and Delete. |
Default reports are built-in and cannot be edited directly. Use Copy As to duplicate a default report and customize the copy — including timeline and source filters — without changing the original.
Actions Menu — What Each Option Does
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Edit | Edit a custom report's configuration. Not available for Default reports. |
| Clone Report | Create an exact copy of the selected report under a new name. |
| Email This Report | Send the report immediately to a user by their email address. |
| Export PDF | Download the report as a PDF file. |
| Export XLSX | Download the report as an Excel spreadsheet. |
| Export HTML | Download the report as an HTML file. |
| Copy As | Duplicate a Default report and save it as a custom report. Apply your own timeline and source filters on the next screen. |
| Delete | Permanently delete a custom report. |
Deleting a report is permanent. It cannot be undone. Default reports cannot be deleted.
Tabs on the Reports Screen
Metric Tab
The Metric tab displays reports based on infrastructure monitoring metrics — CPU utilization, memory usage, network traffic, disk performance, and more.
The left panel organizes Metric reports into the following categories:
| Category | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Favorites | Reports you've starred for quick access. |
| All Reports | Every report in this tab, both Default and Custom. |
| Alert | Reports based on active alert data. |
| Virtualization | Reports for virtual machine and virtual server environments. |
| Availability | Reports tracking uptime and downtime of monitors. |
| Wireless | Reports for wireless access points and connections. |
| Performance | Reports covering CPU, memory, disk, and interface performance metrics. |
| Config | Reports related to configuration monitoring. |
| Inventory | Reports listing monitored devices and their attributes. |
| Server | Reports specific to server monitors. |
| Network | Reports specific to network device monitors. |
| Service Check | Reports for service check monitors. |
| Process | Reports tracking process-level metrics. |
| Capacity Planning | Reports classifying monitors as Overutilized, Underutilized, or Idle based on CPU, memory, and disk usage over time. |
| Vlan | Reports covering VLAN-level data. |
| Forecast | Reports predicting future resource utilization based on historical data. |
| WAN Link | Reports for WAN link performance. |
| New Category | Add a custom category to organize your own reports. |
About Capacity Planning Reports
Capacity Planning reports help you understand whether your resources are overworked, underused, or sitting idle. ObserveOps classifies each monitor based on CPU, memory, and disk utilization over the selected time period.
| Category | Logic | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| Overutilized | CPU, Memory, or Disk utilization exceeds 90% — or any of these stays above 90% for more than 50% of the time period. | Investigate resource constraints immediately. Consider increasing RAM, upgrading storage, or optimizing resource allocation. Plan hardware upgrades or virtualization improvements for the long term. |
| Underutilized | CPU, Memory, and Disk utilization all stay below 50% — or any of these stays under 50% for more than 50% of the time period. | Look for opportunities to consolidate resources or reallocate capacity. Consider right-sizing to reduce energy and operational costs. |
| Idle | CPU, Memory, and Disk utilization all stay below 30% — or any of these stays under 30% for more than 50% of the time period. | Consider consolidating idle resources to improve server utilization and reduce hardware costs. Reallocate capacity to critical systems where needed. |
Below is a screenshot of the Idle monitors report:
Here, an ESXi monitor (172.16.10.27) has its CPU utilization in an idle state for 60% of the monitored period.
Below is a screenshot of the Underutilized monitors report:
For the same ESXi monitor (172.16.10.27), CPU utilization is in an underutilized state for 100% of the monitored period.
From these two reports together, you can clearly see that this monitor fluctuates between idle and underutilized states — making it a strong candidate for reallocation, consolidation, or right-sizing to reduce operational and energy costs.
About Forecast Reports
Forecast reports predict when a monitored resource will reach key utilization thresholds, based on its historical data. ObserveOps gathers data for up to 90 days to improve forecast accuracy. A minimum of 3 days of data is required before forecasting begins.
ObserveOps predicts when each monitor will reach the following thresholds:
| Threshold |
|---|
| Greater than or equal to 80% utilization |
| Greater than or equal to 90% utilization |
| Equal to 100% utilization |
ObserveOps assigns one of the following forecast conditions to each monitor:
| Forecast Condition | Description |
|---|---|
| No Growth | No considerable growth in utilization. Usage is stable. |
| Already Reached | The resource has already reached maximum capacity. |
| Insufficient Data | Less than 3 days of data has been collected. Forecast not yet available. |
Below is an example of a Forecast report showing CPU utilization data for a monitored resource:
Log Tab
The Log tab displays reports built from system log data collected across your devices and applications.
The left panel organizes Log reports into the following categories:
| Category | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Favorites | Reports you've starred for quick access. |
| All Reports | Every report in this tab, both Default and Custom. |
| Performance | Log-based performance reports. |
| Log Events | Reports based on raw log event data. |
| New Category | Add a custom category to organize your own reports. |
Flow Tab
The Flow tab displays reports based on network flow data — traffic volumes, bandwidth usage, source and destination IP analysis, and application-level traffic patterns.
The left panel organizes Flow reports into the following categories:
| Category | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Favorites | Reports you've starred for quick access. |
| All Reports | Every report in this tab. |
| Flow Reports | All built-in flow analytics reports. |
| New Category | Add a custom category to organize your own reports. |
Built-in Flow reports include:
- Malicious IP Summary – Last 24 Hours
- TCP SYN Flag Summary – Last 24 Hours
- Top 25 Destination IP – Last 24 Hours
- Top 25 Destination IP by Application – Last 24 Hours
- Top 25 Destination IP by Domain – Last 24 Hours
- Top 25 Node – Last 24 Hours
- Top 25 Source IP – Last 24 Hours
- Top 25 Source IP by Application – Last 24 Hours
- Top 25 Source IP by Domain – Last 24 Hours
Trap Tab
The Trap tab displays reports related to SNMP trap data captured from network devices.
The left panel organizes Trap reports into the following categories:
| Category | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Favorites | Reports you've starred for quick access. |
| All Reports | Every report in this tab. |
| New Category | Add a custom category to organize your own reports. |
This tab shows "No records available" if no trap reports have been configured yet.
Audit Tab
The Audit tab displays reports tracking changes made to the system — configuration changes, user actions, and system modifications.
The left panel organizes Audit reports into the following categories:
| Category | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Favorites | Reports you've starred for quick access. |
| All Reports | Every report in this tab. |
| New Category | Add a custom category to organize your own reports. |
This tab shows "No records available" until audit reports are created.
NCCM Tab
The NCCM (Network Configuration and Change Management) tab displays reports about network device configurations, backups, and firmware changes.
The left panel organizes NCCM reports into the following categories:
| Category | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Favorites | Reports you've starred for quick access. |
| All Reports | Every report in this tab, both Default and Custom. |
| Config | Reports related to device configuration changes and conflicts. |
| Compliance | Reports checking device compliance against organizational standards. |
| New Category | Add a custom category to organize your own reports. |
Built-in NCCM reports include:
- Executive Summary Report
- Firmware Upgrade Failed Summary
- Firmware Upgrade Success Summary
- NCM Backup Summary
- NCM Device Inventory
- NCM Failed Backup Summary
- Running-Baseline Config Conflict Summary
- Running-Startup Config Conflict Summary
APM Tab
The APM (Application Performance Monitoring) tab displays reports focused on application performance metrics.
The left panel organizes APM reports into the following categories:
| Category | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Favorites | Reports you've starred for quick access. |
| All Reports | Every report in this tab, both Default and Custom. |
| Performance | Application performance reports. |
| New Category | Add a custom category to organize your own reports. |
RUM Tab
The RUM (Real User Monitoring) tab displays reports based on real user interaction and experience data.
The left panel organizes RUM reports into the following categories:
| Category | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Favorites | Reports you've starred for quick access. |
| All Reports | Every report in this tab. |
| New Category | Add a custom category to organize your own reports. |
This tab shows "No records available" if no RUM reports have been configured yet.
NetRoute Tab
The NetRoute tab displays reports related to network routing paths and hop-level performance data.
The left panel organizes NetRoute reports into the following categories:
| Category | What It Contains |
|---|---|
| Favorites | Reports you've starred for quick access. |
| All Reports | Every report in this tab. |
| New Category | Add a custom category to organize your own reports. |
This tab shows "No records available" if no NetRoute reports have been configured yet.
Log Compliance Tab
The Log Compliance tab displays reports mapped to major regulatory and security compliance standards. It helps your organization maintain secure system activity logs and demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements.
The tab opens with a set of compliance tiles. Each tile represents a standard and shows:
- The full name of the standard
- A short description of how ObserveOps supports compliance for that standard
- Total Report count — the number of reports available for that standard
- Category Count — the number of report categories within that standard
The following compliance standards are available out of the box:
| Standard | Full Name | Total Reports |
|---|---|---|
| PCI-DSS | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard | 79 |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | 236 |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation | 208 |
| SOX | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | 38 |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization 27001:2022 | 135 |
Drilling into a Compliance Standard
Click any compliance tile to open the full report list for that standard.
Each report in the list is mapped to a specific control reference within the standard:
| Standard | Reference Column Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| PCI-DSS | Requirement | Requirement 10.5.5 |
| HIPAA | Act | 164.312(b) |
| GDPR | Article | Article 5(1)(f) |
| SOX | SOX Section | SEC 302 (a) (5) (A) |
| ISO 27001:2022 | Control | 8.16: Monitoring activities |
Use the filter dropdown in the top-right corner of the list to filter reports by their specific requirement, act, article, section, or control reference.
All reports in this tab are of type Log Compliance and Default report type. You can schedule, export, or use the Actions menu on each report just like any other report on the screen.