5.4.1 Creating reports using Quick Guide

For details on how to create alarms, see 6.5 Setting alarms using the Web browser (Quick Guide).

1. From the monitoring console Web browser, log on to PFM - Web Console.

2. In the navigation frame of the main window, select the Agents tab.

3. In the navigation frame of the Agents window, select the display format for the Agents tree from the Display format pull-down menu.

   • When User Agents is selected:

     The Agents tree that has User Agents (logged-on-user-name) as the root appears.

   • When Products is selected:

     The Agents tree that has Products as the root appears.

4. In the navigation frame, select the agent for which you want to create a report from the Agents tree.

   The selected agent is marked with a checkmark.

5. Choose the Quick Guide button in the method frame.

6. In the Quick Guide window, display the fields from which you want to compile a report.

   You can use either of the following methods to view fields:

   • Click the anchor for a record name to expand the tree under the record name, and select from the list of fields.

   • Search the fields for a specific character string and select a field from the results.

     To search for fields, enter the search terms in the Keywords to find text box and click Search Fields, or click Search Fields with the text box left empty. This displays the Quick Guide > Search Fields window. For details on the searching fields, see 5.4.2 Searching for fields.

7. Click a report icon in the realtime or historical report field.

8. In the View Report window, click the Save Report Definition menu command and save the report under a name of your choice.

   The Save Report Definition window appears. Specify a destination folder and a name for the report, and then click the OK button to save the report.

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