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The following figure describes the Report Manager user interface elements.
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
Table 2- 1 Precise bar functions
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 | Backward | During a work session, keeps track of where you have navigated to. The Back button enables you to navigate between previously visited views. The Back control displays your previous view. |
 | Forward | Enables you to navigate to the next view. This button is only enabled if you clicked Back or if you chose a history option. |
 | History | The History control displays your navigation paths signifying the various views you have already visited. Choose a navigation path from the pull-down menu to display a previous view. The history does not record changes to the selected view or tab. For example, in the Current tab, if you have an instance selected as the entity in the Main area and you change the association area from Active applications to Applications and then click the Back button, you will not be taken back to see the Active Applications. Instead, you will be taken back to see the previous entity in the Main area, which may be in a different tab. |
 | StartPoint | Launches Precise StartPoint from your current Precise product. You can launch any Precise product from StartPoint. |
 | AdminPoint | Launches Precise AdminPoint. |
 | Home | Navigates to the highest level entity, usually the instance or Tier (all instances). The time frame settings remain the same. |
 | Stop | Stops a request for information from the server. |
 | Refresh | Updates the data currently displayed. |
 | Favorites | Enables you to add or remove favorites in your Favorites list. |
 | Opens the Print Option dialog where you can select the area of the screen you want to print. | |
 | Settings | Opens the General Settings and Time Frame Settings dialog boxes. |
 | Actions | Depending on the tab you are viewing, it lets you perform different actions, including editing an existing statement or saving a statement with a new name. |
 | Send | Opens a new email message in your email program with the link to the current application in context. |
| Help | Help | Opens the online help in context. |
 | 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. |
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- 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.
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The following table describes the information displayed in all reports.
Table 2- 2 Information displayed in the Reports table
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| Report | Specifies the report name. |
| Last Run | Specifies the last time and date of generating the report. |
| Next Run | Specifies the next scheduled time and date for generating the report. |
| Pages | Specifies the number of pages in the report. |
The following table describes the information that is specific to a specific report set.
Table 2- 3 Information displayed according to specific report
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| Profile | Reports in this set present the top n consumers within the monitored instances. Focusing on the top n entities lets you concentrate on the real consumers and pinpoint tuning opportunities. The following information is displayed in the Profile column:
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| Exceptions | This set of reports is intended to help you keep your application tuned. Any substantial deviation from normal behavior is reported. The following information is displayed in the Exception column:
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| Availability | This set of reports informs you about failures, unavailability times, and similar events. The following information is displayed in the Availability column:
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| Load Balancing | Reports in this set are intended to help you keep your application balanced. The following information is displayed in the Load Balancing column:
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| Capacity Planning | These reports analyze the performance of the monitored instances to predict future trends and assist in planning. The following information is displayed in the Capacity Planning column:
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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. |
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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.
Table 2- 4 Information displayed in the Reports table in the Status view
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| Report | Specifies the report name. |
| Last Run | Specifies when Report Manager started generating the last report. |
| Duration | Specifies how long it took Report Manager to generate the last report. |
| Error | Provides a description of the error that occurred while the report was last being generated. |
Clicking Details or double-clicking on the selected report displays the status details of the selected report.
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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.
Table 2- 5 Command buttons
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| View | Displays the content of the selected report. See Viewing a report |
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| Properties | Opens the Properties dialog box of the selected report. See Setting report properties |
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| Scheduling | Opens the Scheduling dialog box, which enables you to select the schedule for running he selected report. See Setting the schedule of a report generation |
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| Save As | Opens the Save As dialog box, which enables to create a copy the selected report. See Creating a copy of a selected report |
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| Delete | Deletes a selected report that is not original of Report Manager. For example, a new customized report or a Saved As report. |
| New | Creates a new customized report (this option is only available for the Customized reports set or the Cross-Tiers tab). See Creating customized reports |
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| Edit | This button enables to edit an existing customized report (available only for customized reports). See Editing an existing customized report |
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- Click the Column Chooser icon.
- Select Export to the Precise Custom Portal Portlet.
- Insert a name in the name field that clearly describes the table view.
- Click OK.
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- Right-click the graph.
- Select Export to the Precise Custom Portal Portlet.
- Insert a name in the name field that clearly describes the graph view.
- Click OK.
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To launch Report Manager for a specific Tier (in context), from the StartPoint screen, right-click a specific Tier and from the pop-up menu select Report Manager. The Report Manager screen opens displaying the specified Tier tab.
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