Computer Associates BABNWUP900NE6 Administration Guide - Page 213

Logs and Reports Scheduling a Custom Report from Report Manager To schedule a custom report from Report Manager: 1. Locate the report you want to schedule from the report list tree. 2. Click Schedule in the left panel pane next to the report description. 3. Specify the name and format type (.xml or .csv) for the report. 4. (Optional) Check the alert option box if you want to be alerted when report is sent by email and click Next. 5. Choose schedule options to run the report immediately or at a specific time and click Next. 6. Review your selection in the Job Summary page and enter a job description, if necessary. 7. Click Submit to execute the report job run. Scheduling a Custom Report from the Job Scheduler Wizard To schedule a custom report from the Job Scheduler Wizard: 1. Create a report template using the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Report Writer and save it to a file. 2. Locate the Job Scheduler Wizard executable in the BrightStor ARCserve Backup home directory and double click to launch it. 3. Select CAReports in the Run this program combo box and enter the report template name, the output file name where the report data will be stored, and silent mode (-s) mode as the parameters. Note: For a full command line supported by the Report Writer, see the appendix "Command Line Utilities" or the Command Line Usage topic in the online help. Creating Custom Reports with Report Writer Report Writer is a BrightStor ARCserve Backup utility that you can use to create custom reports. You can access Report Writer from the Utilities menu (or the Utilities section) in the BrightStor ARCserve Backup home page. If you are using a Raima database, the specific ODBC driver must be installed. Report Writer checks to determine if the Raima ODBC driver is installed and installs it automatically if the driver is not present. Note: Reports created using Report Writer can be previewed, printed, or scheduled in Report Manager. Managing the Database and Reporting 8-27