Scheduling a Powermanager Report

Scenario: You want to configure, schedule, and route a report it to an email list or a folder.

 

Reference: For background information, see the reference section.

 

Workflow:

 

 

Prerequisites:

  • To configure the report output as an email, you have configured SMTP Email server using Notification extension.
  • You have created recipients in the Recipients Editor tab of the Notification application. See Create Recipient Users or Recipient Devices in Creating and Configuring Recipients.

 

Steps:

1 – Create and Configure Report Definition
  1. Select Applications > Powermanager > Report Defintion.
  1. Click Create and select Create Report Definition.
  1. Select the desired report type.
  1. Perform the required configuration depending on the type of report.
  1. Click Save .
  • The report definition is created and displays under the Report Definition folder in System Browser.

 

2 – Schedule a Report
  1. Select the Enable Schedule Report check box to activate the report scheduling configurations.
  1. Enter the software account username in the Username text field.
  1. From the Schedule Interval drop-down list, select the scheduling interval.
  1. From the Next schedule drop-down list, select the scheduling date and time.
  1. From the Report File type drop-down, select the format of the report file.
  1. Perform one of the following steps to route a report to an email group, to a location in the local memory or both.
  • From the E-mailing list drop-down list, select an email group.
  • Click Browse to select the path to route the report to the local memory.
  1. From the Duration drop-down list, select the duration for which the report has to be generated.
  1. From the Interval Type drop-down list, select the type of interval at which the values have to be recorded.
  1. In the Interval Length field, enter the length of the interval for which the values have to be recorded.
  1. Select the Additional Interval check box to record an additional interval value for the selected measurement points.
  1. Click Save .
  • The selected report is scheduled and routed to a folder or an email list.

 

 

Weeks are considered as per ISO-8601 standard for all reports.