Steps for Accessing and Working with Data Collection Templates

1.Expand the Reports tree in the left navigation pane; then expand the Data Collection tree and click Templates.

2.Do one of the following:

●To create a data collection template, click New (Create a Data Collection Template on page 213).

●To apply an existing data collection template, click Apply (Apply a Data Collection Template on page 214).

●To edit an existing data collection template, highlight the template and click Edit (Edit a Data Collection Template on page 215).

●To delete an existing data collection template, click Delete (Delete a Data Collection Template on page 216).

●To copy a data collection template that has been previously created, click Copy (Copy Template Wizard on page 85).

●To view an existing data collection template, highlight the template and click View. Then you can edit, apply, or delete the template (see below).

Other Ways to Access a Data Collection Template

●In the left navigation pane, expand Reports and then expand Data Collection. All of the existing templates are listed in the Data Collection - Templates task module.

Data Collection Summaries

●Steps for Data Collection Summaries

●Other Ways for Data Collection Summaries

You can view which devices have been added to any type of data collection. The following information is displayed:

●Name: name of the data collection.

●Traffic impact: how this data collection, while running, affects network traffic (high, medium, or low).

●Collection time: how often this data collection is run.

●# Devices: how many devices are included in this data collection. (More devices included might negatively impact network traffic).

●Reports supported: shows all of the reports you could generate with this particular type of data collection.

From this page, you can perform the following tasks. For steps to perform these tasks, see Steps for Data Collection Summaries on page 218.

●Collect Now: run this data collection now.

●Add Devices add devices to this type of data collection.

●Remove Devices: remove the selected devices from this type of data collection.

●Generate Report: generate a report on the selected devices using this data collection.

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