Running a custom report
When the Report library does not contain a saved report query to display the information that you want, you can run custom reports.
To run a custom report
- On the , open the Reports > Report library page.
- On the report type selector, click custom reports.
- In the Watchpoint list, click the Watchpoint that you want to report on.
- Use the Time range selector to specify the period of time for the report to cover.
- In the Metric list, click the metric that you want to report on.
- Use the Report type selector:
- To display a history of the metric over time, click Simple Graph.
- To display a chart that compares the metric performance against performance-compliance levels (PCLs), click Performance compliance.
- Use the Show data by selector to specify a resolution for the report:
To display a metric history over a specific time interval within the selected time range, click a time interval, such as 5 min. This option helps to identify the best and worst times of day for that metric.
- To display a metric history in relation to observed traffic levels within the time range that you selected:
- For a report that displays changes in relation to observed traffic levels for only the Watchpoint that you specified, click Traffic to this Watchpoint.
- For a report that displays traffic changes for all Watchpoints, click Traffic to all Watchpoints.
This option can help pinpoint the traffic volume level at which performance begins to decrease.
- Click Generate report.
The generated report is displayed under the report builder. - (Optional) To save the report for later use, on the Action menu, click Add new report, add a name and description for the report, and click Save.
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