4.5.3 Creating report templates
You can use templates when you output reports for monitored services.
ITSLM supports two types of templates, as described in the following table.
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No. |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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1 |
Default template |
When a new monitored service is added in ITSLM, a default template is provided for that monitored service. This template is named Default. You can change the default template settings, but you cannot create, rename, or delete a default template. |
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2 |
User-created template |
This is user-created report settings saved as a template. You can create a template for each monitored service and share it with other users who are permitted to access that monitored service. Once you have created a template, you can change its settings, as well as rename or delete the template. |
- Organization of this subsection
(1) Before you start
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Log in to ITSLM - Manager.
For details about how to log in, see 2.2.1 Logging in to ITSLM - Manager.
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Verify that monitoring has started.
For details about how to start monitoring, see 4.2.1 Starting monitoring.
(2) Procedure
The following shows the Report window and the Add template window that are used in this task:
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Report window
![[Figure]](GRAPHICS/ZU042600.GIF)
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Add template window
![[Figure]](GRAPHICS/ZU042700.GIF)
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Report window (with a template added)
![[Figure]](GRAPHICS/ZU042602.GIF)
To create a report template:
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Click the Report button.
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From the Services area, select the monitored service for which a report is to be output.
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In the Report area, click the Add button.
The Add template window is displayed. You define a new template in this window.
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Specify a name for the template and the items that you want to display, and then click the Save button.
When you select monitoring items for graphical display, the selected items are displayed in a table. After you have specified the items that you want to display and you then click the Save button, the template is saved.
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Verify that the added template is displayed in the Report area.
Verify that the new template has been added to Template name.
If you want to change the contents of a saved template, select the template and then click the Edit button. After you change settings, click the Save button to apply the changes.