Report Actions

The views found on the SCA Reporter display menu items. Some commonly used actions have icons for easy navigation.

Table 5-1 Reporter Actions and Icons
Action	Icon	Description	Comments
Home		Opens the Welcome view.	—
Menu		Displays all of the available actions for the view.	Common to all views.
View Filter	—	Filters display of template groups in the Templates view.	Display either all template groups or only groups that can be used when the service configuration that generated the data is running in asymmetric routing classification mode.
Debug		Displays template code.	In the Templates view—Used to debug the structure of a report template.
Execute		Generates the choose report.	In the Properties view, Templates view, and Favorites view.
New or Report (from Legend)		Creates a new report instance.	In the Templates view—When you choose a report template, the icon is new. In each report view—When you right-click a legend item, the Subset of Template Groups and Templates dialog box appears. Choose a template and click OK. The report instance is created (modified).
Refresh		Collapses open nodes in the Templates view so that only the template groups are displayed.	In the Templates view and Favorites view.
Show Cmd		Opens a window displaying the CLI command for the report instance.	In the Properties view, Templates view, and Favorites view —The CLI commands are placed on the clipboard. You can paste them into a vanilla text editor, edit them, and then execute them from a command file shell or a command prompt.
Delete		Deletes the report instance.	In the Templates view and Favorites view.
Duplicate		Creates a copy of the report instance.	In the Templates view.
Rename		Highlights the report instance so that you can rename it.	In the Templates view and Favorites view.
Show Categories		Toggles between displaying properties with and without categories.	In the Properties view.
Show Advanced Properties		Toggles between displaying basic properties and displaying all properties.	In the Properties view.
Restore Default Value		Restores property default value.	In the Properties view—Default values can be a value or (not set). Mandatory properties are not reset to (not set).
Go to report	—	Navigates from the choose report view to the associated report instance in the Templates view.	In each report view.
Export raw data	—	Opens a Browse dialog box.	In each report view.
Show List		Lists generated reports that for which no report view is open.	Above the report views—To display a report, click the icon and choose from the report names in the drop-down list. The number in the icon indicates how many reports are not in view.
Preferences	—	Opens a dialog box that allows you to choose whether to show system tasks or not. Sleeping (waiting) tasks are shown in either case.	In the Progress view—The icon is displayed while system tasks are running.
Remove All Finished Tasks		Removes all completed tasks.	In the Progress view and Reports view.
Open Hierarchy View		Opens the Hierarchy view.	In the Templates view.
Add to Favorites		Adds the report instance to the Favorites view.	In the Templates view.
Remove From Favorites		Removes the report instance from the Favorites view.	In the Favorites view.
Export to PDF		Exports the report in view; including the table and chart, to PDF.	In the Reports view.
View Table with External Program		Exports the table in view to an external application associated with CSV file format.	In the Reports view.
Copy Chart Image to Clipboard		Copies the chart image in view to the clipboard.	In the Reports view.
Send by E-mail		Attaches the table or chart in view to an e-mail using your default e-mail application.	In the Reports view.
Print		Prints the table or chart in view.	In the Reports view.
Based on configured service tree		Configures the hierarchical tree according to the configured service tree.	In the Hierarchy view.
Based on service popularity		Configures the hierarchical tree according to service popularity.	In the Hierarchy view.
Reset Zoom		Resets the zoom on the report view	In the Reports view.