Template Selection

Template Selection allows the use of templates to create Open iT reports. It contains reports where the primary selection and presentation styles are defined, and the user makes only a few choices to generate the report.

The main difference between Template Selection and advanced reporting using Complete Selection is that the Selection tab in the former lists out the reports, and depending on the report selected, the Input tab gets activated or deactivated for inputs. Since the presentation style is already defined, the Presentation tab is not available in Template Selection.

Selection Tab

This tab presents the list of predefined template reports based on the available data types in the Open iT database. An icon beside the title denotes the presentation of the reports, either tabular or graphical.

NOTE

Not all data types have predefined template reports.

To check the available template reports, go to the simpleReports directory. In Windows Core Server, this is by default in C:\ProgramData\OpeniT\Data\openit_html_data\simpleReports. In Unix Core Server, for example, if the declared data directory upon installation is /data, the simple reports will be in /data/openit_html_data/simpleReports.

Click on the folder to hide or show the reports.

Selection

Available reports per data type:

Data Type	Title	Filename
0	Pacct-CPU Usage-Monthly Trend for Selected GIDs	pacct-cpu-usage-monthly-trend-for-selected-gids.rep
0	Pacct-CPU Usage-Top 20 Hosts	pacct-cpu-usage-top-20-hosts.rep
0	Pacct-CPU Usage-Top 50 Commands on Hosts	pacct-cpu-usage-top-50-commands-on-hosts.rep
0	Pacct-CPU Usage Trend-on Selected Hosts	pacct-cpu-usage-trend-on-selected-hosts.rep
0	Pacct-CPU.IO.ET for Commands Run Over 1000 Times(Table Report)	pacct-cpu.io.et-for-commands-run-over-1000-times(table-report).rep
0	Pacct-Elapsed time(> 25 hours) for Commands(Table Report)	pacct-elapsed-time(%3E-25-hours)-for-commands(table-report).rep
6	SAR-Swap Out Blocks(> 10) Trends on Selected Hosts	sar-swap-out-blocks(%3E-10)-trends-on-selected-hosts.rep
6	SAR-Total CPU Time(%) Trends on Hosts	sar-total-cpu-time(%)-trends-on-hosts.rep
6	SAR-Total CPU Time(> 10%) Trends on Selected Hosts	sar-total-cpu-time(%3E-10%)-trends-on-selected-hosts.rep
6	SAR-Wait IO(> 10%) Trends on Selected Hosts	sar-wait-io(%3E-10%)-trends-on-selected-hosts.rep
24	File Systems-Disk Space Trends on Selected Devices	file-systems-disk-space-trends-on-selected-devices.rep
24	FileSystems-Space Status on Selected Devices(Table Report)	filesystems-space-status-on-selected-devices(table-report).rep
29	File Space-30 Biggest(File Types) Space Consumers	file-space-30-biggest(file-types)-space-consumers.rep
29	File space-File Count and LSize for each File Temperature(Table)	file-space-file-count-and-lsize-for-each-file-temperature(table).rep
29	File space-File Count and Sizes on Selected Hosts(Table Report)	file-space-file-count-and-sizes-on-selected-hosts(table-report).rep
29	File space-Number of Files(of Each Type) on Selected Filesystems	file-space-number-of-files(of-each-type)-on-selected-filesystems.rep
29	File Space-Number of Files of each Temperature for each Type	file-space-number-of-files-of-each-temperature-for-each-type.rep
29	File Space-Number of files of various Temperature(Read) Levels for each Type	file-space-number-of-files-of-various-temperature(read)-levels-for-each-type.rep
29	File Space-Space Usage(LSize) for each User on Various Temperature Levels	file-space-space-usage(lsize)-for-each-user-on-various-temperature-levels.rep
29	File Space-Trends in Number of Files for each File Type	file-space-trends-in-number-of-files-for-each-file-type.rep
29	File Space-Trends in Space Usage(LSize) for Top 20 Users	file-space-trends-in-space-usage(lsize)-for-top-20-users.rep
31	Windows App.Usage(Elapsed Time)-(Table)	windows-app.usage(elapsed-time)-(table).rep
31	Windows App.Usage(Elapsed Time) on all Hosts	windows-app.usage(elapsed-time)-on-all-hosts.rep
31	Windows App.Usage(on Hosts) for selected Applications-(Table)	windows-app.usage(on-hosts)-for-selected-applications-(table).rep
31	Windows App.Usage(on Users) on Selected Applications-(Table)	windows-app.usage(on-users)-on-selected-applications-(table).rep
33	Windows Inventory-Application Installation Count(Table)	windows-inventory-application-installation-count(table).rep
34	Windows Application Concurrent usage histogram	windows-application-concurrent-usage-histogram.rep
36	WIN-Physical Read Rate Trends on Hosts	win-physical-read-rate-trends-on-hosts.rep
36	Windows-Processor Time(> 10%) Trends on Selected Hosts	windows-processor-time(%3E-10%)-trends-on-selected-hosts.rep
45	License-Feature Usage Histogram on Selected Vendor License-Feature	license-feature-usage-histogram-on-selected-vendor-license-feature.rep
45	License-Flex Daily Max. License Usage for Selected vendor-license-Feature	license-flex-daily-max.-license-usage-for-selected-vendor-license-feature.rep
45	License-Max and Avg Usage for all Features(Table)	license-max-and-avg-usage-for-all-features(table).rep
45	License-Max. Available and Use Overview for All vendor-licenses-Features(Table)	license-max.-available-and-use-overview-for-all-vendor-licenses-features(table).rep
45	License-Trends in Average Usage for selected Vendor License-Feature	license-trends-in-average-usage-for-selected-vendor-license-feature.rep
45	License-Trends in Max. Usage for Selected Vendor License-Feature	license-trends-in-max.-usage-for-selected-vendor-license-feature.rep
45	License- Usage(Max-Min-Avg) Status for Selected Vendor License-Feature(Table)	license-usage(max-min-avg)-status-for-selected-vendor-license-feature(table).rep
46	License-Max. Concurrent Feature Usage(Table)	license-max.-concurrent-feature-usage(table).rep
46	License-Max. Concurrent Feature Usage Trends(Table)	license-max.-concurrent-feature-usage-trends(table).rep
46	License-Max. Usage and Active Time for each Selected Feature-User(Table)	license-max.-usage-and-active-time-for-each-selected-feature-user(table).rep
94	License Usage Daily Trend per User (Table)	license-usage-daily-trend-per-user-(table).rep
102	License Usage Histogram on Selected Vendor License-Feature	license-usage-histogram-on-selected-vendor-license-feature.rep
102	License Utilization for All Features (Table)	license-utilization-for-all-features-(table).rep
102	Vendor License-Feature License Max. Usage Trend	vendor-license-feature-license-max.-usage-trend.rep

Available Reports

Input Tab

This tab allows the users to select the values included in the report. It shows different input lists based on the template for a particular data type. Some reports do not require value selection, while others require selecting at least one or more values.

A search bar is available to find the desired value(s) quickly, and Select All and Deselect All options are also available for easy report creation.

Input

Generation Tab

This tab allows the generation of instant reports or schedule automatic generation of periodic reports.

• Title and Folder - set a title for the report and select the folder where to save the report
• Report Generation - specify whether the report will be periodic or instant, set the report period and the process timeout, and trigger the report generation

Generation (Instant)

Generation (Periodic)

Generating Reports using the Template Selection Tab

1. Click the report to generate.

   

   Select Report

2. Select the values for the report. Some template reports require value(s); others don't. Some reports automatically proceed to the Generation tab.

   

   Select Values

3. Proceed to the Generation tab.

   NOTE

   Some of the reports have Time classification; whenever this is included, there is an additional field called Resolution. There is also a suggested default value provided depending on the report, but you can opt to choose a preferred value to be used in this field. It can have values of 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 1 week, 1 month, and 1 year. You may refer to this link for data resolution guidelines.

4. Choose where to save the report among the available folders or add a new folder by following these steps:
   a. Click Add Folder; a text box will appear.
   b. Type in the name of the folder.
   c. Click Create. A prompt will appear to confirm the creation of the folder.

5. Select the report generation frequency:

   • Instant Report - generate the report immediately
   • Periodic Report - schedule the report generation

6. If an instant report is selected, provide the date ranges to include in the report by following these instructions:
   a. Choose among the available periods. The From and To options are automatically updated based on the period selection.
   b. If Custom is selected, provide a valid date range. Use the date picker to select dates easily.

   NOTE

   Take a look at the status lines at the bottom of the web interface that display various process information, including periods of data availability.

7. If the periodic report is selected, provide the schedule of the report generation by following these instructions:
   a. Choose among the available frequencies.
   b. Provide the number of the chosen frequency to include in the Include the past option.

8. Choose the maximum waiting time for the report generation process by selecting from the available Process Timeout values.

   NOTE

   The duration of the generation depends on the size of the report. The user can choose a longer process timeout value or limit the data size of the report if an error occurs.

9. Click Generate and Display or Add to Queue of Periodic Jobs.

   

   Generate Instant Report

   NOTE

   Old generated reports in version 9.16 to 9.18 may display formatting issues in version 9.19 due to style changes. To fix this issue, users should revisit the reports by accessing either through the Generated Reports Tab or the Home Page.