Creating a First Report

  1. Launch the SCA Reporter (choose Start > All Programs > Cisco SCA > SCA Reporter 3.8.0 > SCA Reporter 3.8.0) (Figure 2-18).

    2. Figure 2-18 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 2-19.

    5. Figure 2-19 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 2-20.

Figure 2-20 Templates Popup Menu

Report Template Properties Popup

  1. From the menu, select New. The New Report wizard appears, see Figure 2-21.

    2. Figure 2-21 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 2-22).

    2. Figure 2-22 Select Report Actions



  2. Click Finish.

A report instance is added below the report template, see Figure 2-23.

Figure 2-23 Report Instance Added

The report instance appears in the Favorites view, see Figure 2-24.

Figure 2-24 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 2-25.

Figure 2-25 Report

Select Report Display

All the services included in the report are included in the Hierarchy view, see Figure 2-26.

Figure 2-26 Hierarchy

  1. View your report. The chart display properties are shown in the Properties view, see Figure 2-27.

    2. Figure 2-27 Properties


    Chart Display Properties


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