McAfee EPOCDE-AA-BA Product Guide - Page 260
Running a report with a server task, Exporting reports
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20 Querying the database and reporting on system status Working with reports 4 Scroll down to the Automatic prompting for file downloads option and set it to Enable. Click OK and click Yes to confirm your choice. 5 Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog. Attempting the original operation again downloads the requested file without the yellow caution bar appearing. Running a report with a server task Reports can be run automatically using server tasks. If you want a report to be run without manual intervention, a server task is the best approach. This task creates a new server task allowing for automatic, scheduled runs of a given report. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks, then click Actions | New Task. 2 Give the task an appropriate Name, optional Notes, and whether the task has a Schedule status. Click Next. If you want the task to be run automatically, set Schedule status to Enabled. 3 In the Actions drop-down list, choose Run Report. Select the report to run and the target language. Click Next. 4 Choose the Schedule type (the frequency), Start date, End date, and Schedule time to run the report. Click Next. The schedule information will only be used if you enable Schedule status. 5 Click Save to save the server task. The new task now appears in the Server Tasks list. Exporting reports Using the same report definition on multiple servers provides consistency in data gathering and presentation. All reports exported simultaneously are contained within the same XML file. Also, report definitions contain complete definitions of all items making up that report. Creating a report and exporting it can be a convenient way to export many diverse items simultaneously. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 Enter the Reports page by selecting Menu | Reporting | Queries & Reports, then select the Report tab. 2 Select the group that contains the report(s) you want to export from the Groups list. 3 Select the report(s) you want to export, then click Actions | Export. The McAfee ePO server sends an XML file to your browser. What happens depends on your browser settings. By default, most browsers will ask you to save the file. The exported report contains the definitions of all items contained within the report. This includes external database definitions, queries, graphics, and others. 260 McAfee® ePolicy Orchestrator® 4.6.0 Software Product Guide