Creating a First Report

  1. Launch the SCA Reporter (choose Start > All Programs > Cisco SCA > SCA Reporter 3.7.0 > SCA Reporter 3.7.0) (Figure 2-28).

    2. Figure 2-28 Reporter


    Templates View

  2. Add, configure, and activate a database connection (see Managing Database Connections).
  3. Confirm that there is an active database and that the system is configured correctly.
    1. At the Main menu, choose Preferences (Filtered) > Reporter. The Preferences (Filtered) window appears.
    2. In the Reporter tree, choose Reporter > Databases.
    3. In the Databases pane, click Test Active DB.
  4. In the Templates view, expand the node of one of the template groups, see Figure 2-29.

    5. Figure 2-29 Templates


    Templates View - Global Monitoring

  5. Do one of the following:
  6. Double-click a report template
  7. Right-click a report template.

A report template popup menu appears, see Figure 2-30.

Figure 2-30 Templates Popup Menu

Report Template Properties Popup

  1. From the menu, select New. The New Report wizard appears, see Figure 2-31.

    2. Figure 2-31 New Report Wizard



The report instance has the same name as the report template with the addition of "#1". You can optionally rename the report instance by entering a name in the Report name field.

  1. Configure the report instance properties

If any property has the value 211096.jpg (not set), you must assign a value to it.

  1. Click Next (Figure 2-32).

    2. Figure 2-32 Select Report Actions



  2. Click Finish.

A report instance is added below the report template, see Figure 2-33.

Figure 2-33 Report Instance Added

The report instance appears in the Favorites view, see Figure 2-34.

Figure 2-34 Favorites

A report view, with the name of the report instance, appears in the top right of the SCA Reporter window, displaying a chart of the report, see Figure 2-35.

Figure 2-35 Report

Select Report Display

All the services included in the report are included in the Hierarchy view, see Figure 2-36.

Figure 2-36 Hierarchy

  1. View your report. The chart display properties are shown in the Properties view, see Figure 2-37.

    2. Figure 2-37 Properties


    Chart Display Properties


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