Running out-of-the-box reports

This topic provides instructions on running out-of-the-box reports.

To understand the types of out-of-the-box reports and the information they provide, see Using.

Do the following:

1. Ensure that the first extract, transform, and load (ETL) run has been completed. This is required to avoid missing data errors in the reports. For more instructions, see Viewing the ETL status.
   

2. Log in to TrueSight Network Automation - Data Warehouse as a reporting user.  The TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform Home page appears.

    Click here to see the steps for logging in to the console.

   1. Do one of the following:

      • Click Start > Programs > TrueSight Network Automation - Data Warehouse > Login.
      • Enter the following address into a web browser:
        

        https://<appServer>:<portNumber>
        where:

        • appServer is the application server that hosts TrueSight Network Automation - Data Warehouse. 
        • portNumber is the web server secure port that you specified during installation. Default is 9443.

   2. Enter the user name and password for the reporting user.

      Important

      If a user with the name admin exists in TrueSight Network Automation, do not use this user to cross-launch to TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform from the Network Automation - Data Warehouse console.

      If you cross-launch with the admin user, permissions of the TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform administrator are replaced by the permissions of the Network Automation - Data Warehouse admin user. As a result, the TrueSight Smart Reporting – Platform administrator cannot perform the tasks associated with the role because the permissions are changed.

   3. Click LOG IN.

3. Click the menu icon  in the upper left corner.
4. Under Browse, click Browse All and expand By Folder > Network Automation - Data Warehouse.

5. Expand the appropriate folder for the type of report that you want to view.
   All the available reports are displayed in the right pane. For example, if you click the Compliance Reports folder, the following window is displayed:
   
   Click Layout to view the list of reports in ThumbNails or List view.

6. Double-click the type of report that you want to generate.

7. In the Filters panel, specify the site name and time period (required parameters) and other optional parameters that are needed to limit the data in the report.

   Important

   When you log on as a reporting user and run a report for the first time, filters for the report are not populated by default. To populate the filters, click the Refresh Cached Filters icon at the bottom of the Filters panel.

8. Click Go.
   The following figure shows a sample, out-of-the-box Device Compliance Summary report.
   

Running the trend reports

By default, the graphical view in trend reports is not populated with the pointers indicating the trend. To display pointers, you need to configure line chart settings in Smart Reporting - Platform.

 Do the following:

1. Log on to TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform with a user having the TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform administrator role.
2. In the upper right corner, click the user name, and then select Admin Console.
3. Select the Default client from the list, and click Login.
4. Click the menu icon in the upper left corner.
5. Click Administration > Content Settings.
6. Click the Chart Settings icon in the menu bar.
7. Click Line Defaults.
8. Toggle the Shapes setting to On.
9. Click Save.