Show Quick Management Report

You use the Show Quick Management Report form to create a one-time SiteScope management report. This report will be generated immediately and will be displayed in both a text and graph format, but it will not be automatically saved. If you want to retain a quick management report, you will have to save it using the File/Save As command on your browser. To get to the Quick Management Report form, click the Reports button on the navigation bar and then choose the Quick management report link. This displays the Show Quick Management Form.

Completing the Quick Management Form

To generate a quick management report, complete each section of the form as described below and then click the Show Quick Management Report link. The length of time that it takes to generate the report will vary depending upon the speed of the Web server machine, the number of monitors to report on, and the selected report time period.

Report Subject(s)

You may choose to report on a single monitor, several monitors, or even several monitor groups. Select whatever report subjects you want in the selection window.

Time Period

Select the time period for which you want to view historical data.

Report Type

Select how the report should be displayed, choosing the sections of information that will be included in the report. The possible sections to be included are:

Summary of Monitor Thresholds - a listing of the Error if, Warning if, and Good if threshold settings for each monitor selected for the report.
Summary of Uptime and Readings - a summary of uptime percentage, error percentage, and the average and maximum of the monitor readings shown over the specified time period.
Time in Error Summary - the total amount of time that the monitor was in error during the reporting period.
Graph Type - Bar graphs are the only reports that can be printed. Line graphs, displayed using a java applet, are useful for showing several measurements on one graph but cannot be printed with many browsers. Read Creating Line Graphs for more information about this type of graph. The Comma-delimited type is useful for importing into other tools like Excel or a database.
Table of Monitor Readings - a tabular view of the monitor readings
Listing of Errors - a listing of the error readings taken over the time period of the report.
Listing of Warnings - a listing of the warning readings taken over the time period of the report.
Listing of Goods - a listing of the good readings taken over the time period of the report.
Listing of Alerts Sent - lists alerts sent over the time period for any of the monitors in the report. The Detail Level controls the amount of information printed for each alert. Basic shows the time and summary information for each alert. Detail for Failed Alerts shows detailed diagnostic output for any alerts that failed - all other alerts are shown with summary information. Detail for All Alerts shows the detailed alert output for all alerts in the report.

Advanced Options

Show Detail: Check this box to have the full detail of monitor readings displayed on the report. Leaving this box un-checked will display only the summary data.
Show Monitors: By default, the report will show data for all of the monitors in the report. You use this option to have only a subset of those monitors to be shown - those that have had the specified status something during the report's time frame. For example, choosing "show only monitors that had errors" will display report data only if that monitor had spent time in error sometime during the time interval of the report.
Schedule Filter: By default, the report will show data for the full period of the report. You use this option to have only a subset of the data to be shown - those monitors that have samples during the time period of the schedule. For example, choosing "weekdays, 9-6" will display report data for the selected monitors with samples inside the 9am to 6pm time period, Monday thru Friday. Also, only this data is used for all the calculations.
Time Scale: Use the time scale option to choose the time interval between monitor readings. By default, SiteScope uses automatic scaling. When automatic scaling is used, SiteScope determines how many readings were taken over the chosen time period for the given monitor(s) and then selects an appropriate interval for the management report. You use the Scale option to choose intervals that range from once every minute to once a day.
Vertical Scale: Use the vertical scale option to choose the maximum value displayed on a graph. By default, SiteScope will use the maximum sample value. Choosing a specific scale value will make it easier to compare graphs from different monitors and times.
Report Title: Fill in the optional Report Title and Description text boxes to identify the report you are creating. If you leave these boxes blank SiteScope will create a title that is descriptive of the report content.