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Report Manager user interface consists of one main screen from which you can access the various Tier tabs. Report Manager main screen includes the following elements:
- About the Precise bar
- About the Tier selection bar
- About the View control
- About the Report set selector
- About the Report set description
- About the Reports table
- About the Data view
- About the Status view
- About the Command buttons
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Figure 2-1 How the Report Manager tab is structured
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The Precise bar enables you to keep track of where you have been and provides various controls. The following table describes the function of each of the toolbar buttons
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Communications Indicators Indicates whether or not the client is communicating with the server. Moving the cursor over this icon displays a ToolTip indicating the GUI server and port number.
About the Tier selection bar
Report Manager collects information and generates reports about the various Tiers in your application. The Tier Selection bar contains a button for each of these Tiers. When you select an Tier, Report Manager displays information relevant for that particular Tier in the tab. You can switch from one Tier to another at any time using these buttons. In addition, the Tier Selection bar contains the Cross-Tiers button that enables you to display high-level view of your application and generate integrated reports of more than one Tier.
About the View control
The View Control enables you to select the view of the Reports table. The following two views are available:
Data view Displays the reports list with statistical information about the report, such as the last run date of the report and number of pages in the report. See About the Data view on page 15.
Status view Displays the reports list with status information about the report, such as last run date and error description. See About the Status view on page 16.
About the Report set selector
Report Manager reports are grouped into six different sets as follows: Profile, Exceptions, Availability, Load Balancing, Capacity Planning, and Customized. When you select a report, Report Manager displays its assigned reports in the Reports Table.
In Cross-Tiers area, the Report Set selector is dimmed because the Cross-Tiers reports are assigned to a single report set.
About the Report set description
A short description of the report set, including few statistical information, which summarize the data available in the reports.
About the Reports table
The Reports Table, which is the main area of the user interface, contains a list of Report Manager reports that are assigned to the selected Tier and report set.
The Reports Table also displays statistical information according to the selected view: Data or Status.
About the Data view
In the Data view, the Reports Table shows a list of reports with statistical information displayed for each report. The statistical information includes columns that are common to all reports and additional columns that are specific to the selected report set.NOTE The
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The Customized reports set includes only the common columns: Report, Last Run, Next Run, and Pages. |
The following table describes the information displayed in all reports.
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Customized This set contains new user-defined reports and copies of reports from other sets. The customized reports include data that is not provided in the pre-defined reports.
About the Status view
In the Status view, the Reports Table displays a list of reports along with their corresponding status information. The following table describes the information displayed in the Reports table in the Status view.
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Clicking Details or double-clicking on the selected report displays the status details of the selected report.
About the Command buttons
The Command buttons enable you to enable various functions for each report, such as opening the properties page or viewing its scheduling parameters. The following table describes the functions that can be carried out for each report.
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