WatchGuard Technologies Firebox X Running Reports, Report Sections and Consolidated Sections

Running Reports

5 When finished, click OK.

The name of the filter appears in the list of the Filters. The Filter Name.ftr file is in the report-defs directory.

Editing a report filter

You can always change the properties of a filter. From the Filters dialog box in Historical Reports:

1Select the filter to change. Click Edit.

The Report Filter dialog box appears.

2Change the filter properties.

To see the function of each property, right-click it, and then click What’s This?.

Deleting a report filter

To remove a filter from the list of filters, select the filter. Click Delete. This removes the .ftr file from the \report-defsdirectory.

Applying a report filter

Each report can use only one filter. To apply a filter, open the report properties.

1From Historical Reports, select the report to apply a filter to. Click Edit.

2Use the Filter drop-down list to select a filter.

Only if you make a filter in the Filters dialog box will it appear in the drop-down list. For more information, refer to “Creating a new report filter” on page 53.

3Click OK.

Save the new report to the ReportName.rep file in the report-defs directory. When you make the report, the filter is applied.

Running Reports

You can create one or more reports with Historical Reports.:

1From Historical Reports, select the check box adjacent to each report that is necessary.

2Click Run.

Report Sections and Consolidated Sections

You can use Historical Reports to create a report with one or more sections. Each section includes a dif- ferent type of information or network traffic. You can put together specified sections to create a sum- mary. You can then create a report on the event log messages of a group of Fireboxes®.

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