Sensor History reports

This report format provides data for up to 1026 sensors, in the form of table that lists all the device sensors included in a report. You create a table-format Sensor History Report by selecting the Table report format in the "Report Criteria" display. You can access a table-format report view of a previously generated report: Select the Edit Report Criteria icon in the report view, and the Table report format. Select the Edit Report Criteria right-click option in Saved Reports in the Reports perspective, and the Table report format. Note You can click the Table Data icon or select the Open Table Data option in a graph-format Sensor History Report to view data as a table. See "Sensor Table Data" display. The number of sensors covered in the report, total number of data points, and the time frame are identified at the top of each table. You can use the search feature, table columns, and button icons, to do the following: Type text in the Search field to locate a specific device or sensor in the report, or to narrow the list to a particular set of device sensor entries. Click a column title to sort the list in ascending or descending order based on that column's information. Edit the date range, report format, or sensors for a selected report using the "Report Criteria" display (Edit Report Criteria icon). Edit the report name or export properties using the "Name and Schedule Data Export" display (Edit Report Criteria option or icon). Name a report and save it in the Saved Reports section of the Available Reports view (Save icon). Select the columns, and the order in which they appear in the table, and choose whether or not to highlight alarming sensors in the table (Edit Report Options icon). Save sensor table data as a *.csv (the default selection) or *.txt file (Save Report Data and chevron icons). Note You must use the chevron icon to select the *.txt format. Browse through a multiple-page report (Go to arrow icons, and a box that identifies the page number). Column Description Device The device label. Parent Device <hostname> (Data Center Expert) for SNMP and Modbus devices, or the IP address or hostname of a NetBotz Appliance for devices monitored by that appliance. Sensor The sensor name. Location The location of the sensor, if known. Time The date and time of the most recent sensor value change. Value The value measured at the identified date and time. Unit The unit of measurement for numeric sensors, only. Status The sensor status: Alarm (when a Warning, Error, Critical, or Failure condition exists), or no text (when no alarm condition exists). Note Sensor status is reported only for sensors that have been configured at the Data Center Expert server, for SNMP and Modbus devices the server monitors directly, or at the NetBotz Appliances, for devices monitored by those appliances, using Alert Thresholds, the NetBotz Appliance Configuration > Alert Settings options in the Device menu.  

This report format provides data for up to 4000 sensors, in the form of a table that identifies all the device sensors included in the report, and summarizes the values measured by those sensors during the time-frame specified for the report. You create a summary-format Sensor History Report by selecting the Summary report format in the "Report Criteria" display. You can access a summary-format report view of a previously generated report: Select the Edit Report Criteria icon in the report view, and the Summary report format. Select the Edit Report Criteria right-click option in Saved Reports in the Reports perspective, and the Summary report format. Note You can click the Summary Data icon or select the Open Summary Data option in a graph-format Sensor History Report to view data as a summary. See "Sensor Summary Data" display. A summary-format report shares all of the same features as a table-format report, with the following exceptions: A table-format report provides entries for each value change at those sensors during the reports time-frame; a summary-format report provides a single entry for each selected sensor that summaries the values at those sensors during the reports time-frame. Unlike a table-format report, a summary-format report does not include a Status column. Note A summary-format report includes information about the Last Known Value, which has a different meaning than the Value reported by a table-format report. Only a summary report includes the following information: Column Description Minimum Value The lowest value recorded during the time-frame of the report. Maximum Value The highest value recorded during the time-frame of the report. Average Value The average of the values recorded during the time-frame of the report. Last Known Value The most recent value recorded before the end of the time-frame of the report. Delta Value The difference between the minimum and maximum values recorded during the time-frame of the report. Total for Delta Value The total of the delta values for the sensors in the report, included when Show Total for Delta Value is selected in the "Edit Report Options" display. Note The Show Total for Delta Value option is available only when all sensors in the report are the same type. The total number of data points covered in the report are identified at the top of each summary. You can use the search feature, columns, and button icons, to do the following: Type text in the Search field to locate a specific device or sensor in the report, or to narrow the list to a particular set of device sensor entries. Click a column title to sort the list in ascending or descending order based on that column's information. Edit the date range, report format, or sensors for a selected report using the "Report Criteria" display (Edit Report Criteria icon). Edit the report name or export properties using the "Name and Schedule Data Export" display (Edit Report Criteria option or icon). Name a report and save it in the Saved Reports section of the Available Reports view (Save icon). Select the columns, and the order in which they appear in the table; choose whether or not to highlight alarming sensors in the table; and choose whether or not to include the total for the delta value in the report (Edit Report Options icon). Save sensor table data as a *.csv (the default selection) or *.txt file (Save Report Data and chevron icons). Note You must use the chevron icon to select the *.txt format. Browse through a multiple-page report (Go to arrow icons, and a box that identifies the page number).  

This option allows you to create Sensor History Reports for specific sensor types associated with a group selected in the Device Group view, as well as Custom Sensor History Reports (graph-format, table-format, or summary-format) for any or all sensors associated with monitored SNMP, Modbus, and NetBotz Appliance devices. Custom Sensor History Reports are created using the Custom option in Generate Sensor History Report, a right-click option and icon ( 92307484_360039289313.png), in the Device Groups view, Active Alarms view, Alarm History view, and Device View, and a right-click option in Map View. You select the date range, devices and device groups, sensor types, and sensors to include in the report. You can modify the report after it is created by selecting the Edit Report Criteria icon. Sensor History Reports are created for a selected device group, for the previous 24 hours, using the list of sensor types included in the right -click Sensor History Reports option of the Device Groups view, Device View, and Map View. You can modify the date range, devices and device groups, sensor types, and sensors to include in the report after the report is created by selecting the Edit Report Criteria icon. Note You can also create Sensor History Reports in the Available Reports view of the Reports perspective. You can create and save reports in graph-format, table-format, or summary-format, then access those reports at any time in the Saved Reports section of the Reports perspective. You can create a graph-format report, then view the data as a table by selecting the Table Data icon, or as a summary by selecting the Summary Data icon. You can export table data or summary data reports as .csv or .txt files, and graph reports as .bmp,.jpg, or.png files. Note  You cannot save Snapshot Reports in the Saved Reports view. You can save these reports locally as *.HTML,*.CSV (comma-delimited), or *.PDF files. For more information, see Snapshot Reports.

Create graph-format, table-format, or summary-format reports for the device groups or devices selected when you click the Custom option in the right-click menu, or the icon in the Device Groups, Alarm History, Active Alarms, or Device View. In addition, use this display to edit the report criteria for a or you have already created. The devices and device groups, sensor types, and sensors listed by default in the "Report Criteria" display depend upon which view was used to access it: Device Groups view: lists all sensors for all devices in the selected device group. Device View or Map view: lists all sensors for a selected device or set of devices. Active Alarms view: lists all sensors for a device associated with the selected alarm, or for the devices associated with a set of alarms. Alarm History view: lists all sensors for the device associated with the selected alarm. You can modify the report criteria before or after you create a report. Note When you click Generate Report, the report will not appear in the Saved Reports view until you use the Save icon to save the report. Element Description Choose Date Relative: select to use a drop-down menu option that identifies a period of time you want the report to cover. Range: select to use to define the Start and End dates for the period of time you want the report to cover. Choose Report Format Select to display the report in graph (the default), summary, or table format. Choose Devices and Device Groups Select the devices or device groups you want to include in the report. Choose Sensor Types Select the sensor types you want to include in the report. Select Sensors Search and Clear: use to search for a specific sensor, or to narrow the list to include only those sensors that include your typed text. Configure Columns icon: identify the columns that appear in the display. Sensors list: select the device sensors you want the report to include. When modifying an existing report, the list includes all sensors for the devices that were selected when the report was created or last edited, with the following information provided for each sensor: Device: device label Sensor: sensor name Sensor Type: sensor type Alarm State: current sensor status Location: device location, if known Device Status: current device status Hostname: device hostname or IP address Select/Deselect All: use to select to include all sensors in the report, or to deselect the currently selected sensors.