Data collection is used to collect information for reporting from the monitored network according to user specifications. Defining a data collection for reporting means creating a list of reports, selected from the predefined report templates list.
To facilitate the reporting capability, NetCrunch comes with a predefined and configurable list of report templates (accessible via the NetCrunch Report Viewer and Add Report window).
To view a generated report, a separate program called the Report Viewer is used.
Managing the rules of data collection for reporting includes the following tasks:
- Adding report template to the list of data collection.
- Defining inheritance rule.
- Assigning a task schedule for each report and actions such as saving to a file and emailing them to the specified email address.
- Modifying the report scheduling scheme.
- Deleting the selected report from the data collection list.
Once a data collection for reporting has been defined, you can modify the data collection rules at any time.
The inheritance rule can be set to one of the following settings:
- Inherited
- The report along with the task schedule is inherited from a higher level.
- Overridden
- The report along with the task schedule was defined at a higher level. When the report is inherited the user cannot change the task schedule definition. To change it, the user must first change the inheritance rule to Overridden. Then it is possible to change the scheduled tasks of such report. Please note that only inherited reports can be changed to the overridden rule. If the user does not assign a new task schedule, then NetCrunch will collect data, but the report will not be generated.
- Extended
- The report along with the task schedule was defined at a higher level. The user cannot change the report definition. However, it is possible to add a different scheduling scheme or remove the previously added one. When the user adds a new task schedule the inheritance rule is changed to Extended.
Note:
You can modify the report rules for individually selected nodes. In such case select the node in the Map window, right-click to open the context menu and point to the
Node settings ->Alert&Reports->Manage Node Alerts and Reports.
A list of reports defined in all policies to which the selected node belongs is listed on the Reports tab of the Node Monitoring Settings window.
