Creating Reports from Pruned Events

To run reports on historical events that were copied to the historical events database, create a filter-based report in the Report Manager

Step 1       Select Reports from the Reports menu.

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Step 2  Click Add and select Add Filter-based Report...

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The add filter-based report window appears.

Step 3  Specify the report settings:

·         Name: the name of the report.

·         (Optional.) Description: type some text describing the report.

·         (Optional.) Location: specify the location for the report.

·         Max results: the number of results displayed in the report. -1 is unlimited results.

·         Item type: select Events (Historical).

·         Edit Filter: the filter setting, similar to filters available in the toolbar. See Using Filters.

·         Variable Parameters: information the user will be prompted to provide when the report is run.

·         Report Settings: Report generation options, which are the same as when generating a report from one of the other modules.
For more information see Creating Reports.

·         Edit Columns: specify the columns used in the report. Use the Up and Down buttons to reorder the columns for the report.

Step 4  Click Save and Close.

 

See also:

Backing Up and Archiving Events