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Figure2-24 Report Templates List
Ifyou select Save as Template in a custom report form that was created from a template, you can modify
the template definition if you keep the existing template name when prompted for the name. You can
also create a new template by specifying a new name.
For example, to create an hourly top-talkers report template for the previous hour, do the following:
Step1 Navigate Reports > Custom Reports.
Step2 Click the Previous hour radio button to specify theRelative Date and Time.
Step3 Select the Devices strategy to use. Specify either Combined devices or Single device.
Step4 Select an aggregator whose aggregation scheme contains thesrcaddr key and octets value.
Step5 Select the srcaddr key and octet value.
Step6 Click Save as Template.
Step7 Enter the template name as previous-hour-top-talkers and click OK.
Thetemplate is saved. You can recall this template and run a report listing the previoushour’s top talkers
at any time.
Scheduled Reports
Scheduled reports are generated by the Report Generator on a regular basis. Beginning with Cisco
NetFlow Collector 5.0.2, the Report Generator supports running multiple types of reports
simultaneously. You can configure the scheduled reports using the web-based UI.

Configuring Scheduled Reports

Clickingon the Scheduled Reports folder in the navigation tree displays a table of all existing types of
scheduled reports, as shown inFigure 2-25.