Specifying a report time span

2Enable the checkboxes for sections to be included in the report.

For a description of each section, see “Report sections and consolidated sections” on page 115.

Specifying a report time span

When running Historical Reports, the default is to run the report across the entire log file. You can use the drop list on the Time Filters dialog box to select from a group of pre-set time periods, such as “yesterday” and “today.” You can also manually configure the start and end times so the report covers only the specific time frame you want to examine.

1From the Report Properties dialog box, click the Time Filters tab.

2Select the Time Stamp option that will appear on your report: Local Time or GMT.

3From the Time Span drop list, select the time you want the report to cover.

If you choose anything but Specify Time Parameters, click OK.

If you choose Specify Time Parameters, click the Start and End drop lists and select a start time and end time, respectively.

4Click OK.

Consolidating report sections

The Sections tab defines the types of information to be included in a report on each of a group of Fireboxes: a vertical look at the data. You can also specify parameters that consolidate information for a group of Fireboxes: a horizontal (cumulative) view of data. To consolidate report sections:

1From the Report Properties dialog box, select the Consolidated Sections tab.

The tab contains a list of report sections that can be consolidated. Brief definitions of the contents of these sections are available in “Report Sections and Consolidated Sections” at the end of this chapter.

2Click the boxes next to the items you want to include in the consolidated report, or click a checked box to clear it.

3Click OK.

Setting report properties

Historical reports contain either Summary sections or Detail sections. Each can be presented in different ways to better focus on the specific information you want to view. Detail sections are reported only as text files with a user-designated number of records per page. Summary sections can also be presented as graphs, whose elements are user-defined. To set report properties:

1From the Report Properties dialog box, select the Preferences tab.

2Enter the number of elements to graph in the report.

Default is 10.

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