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MessageStats 7.8 - Reports User Guide

Table of Contents

Viewing, Creating, and Editing MessageStats Reports

Introducing MessageStats Reports

Types of Reports Report Graphs Report Fields

Using the Reports Console Using the Toolbar Buttons File Menu Commands

Sending Reports by Email Exporting Reports Setting Filter Defaults

Browsing Reports

Using the Treeview Using the Listview Using Linked Reports Viewing Report Information

Configuring Report Parts About MessageStats Reports Creating Custom Reports

Selecting a Data Source Selecting Fields Specifying the Filters to Apply Grouping the Data Specifying the Sort Order Selecting the Report Format Entering a Report Description Previewing the Report

Creating Custom Graphs

Using the MessageStats Graph Wizard Guidelines for Creating Bar Graphs Guidelines for Creating Pie Charts Guidelines for Creating XY Graphs

Editing Reports

Using the Edit Button

Using the Edit Button

Selecting Report Filters Using Quick Filters Using Save Report Settings Changing Grouping Options

Setting Security

Role-based Security File-System Based Security

Security Scenarios

Configuring Report Subscriptions

Creating and Changing Report Subscriptions

Scheduling the Subscription Service Sending the Subscription Selecting Reports for the Subscription Specifying the User Account Naming Subscriptions Changing the SMTP Mail Server or From Display Name

Performance Considerations for MessageStats Reports

Best Practices for reports

My Reports and Corporate Reports

Introduction to Corporate Exchange At A Glance About My Reports

My Exchange at a Glance

About Corporate Reports

Exchange Executive Summaries Reports

Introduction to Executive Summaries Reports

Prerequisites Executive Summary Report Descriptions

Exchange Organizations Reports

Introducing the Organizations Reports Subject Auditing Reporting Departmental Reporting Region Activity Reporting Organizational Traffic Reporting Organizational Storage Reporting

Exchange Server Reports

Introducing Server Reports About Server Activity Reports About Server Mail Traffic Reports About Delivery Times Reports About Message Sizes Reports About the Server Uptime Report

Exchange Content Analysis Reports

Introducing Content Analysis Reports About Mailbox Content Reports About Public Folder Content Reports About Mailbox Attachments Reports About Public Folder Attachments Reports

Exchange Mailboxes Reports

Introducing Mailbox Reports

Viewing Presence Information

About Size and Quotas Reports About Top Senders and Receivers Reports About Top Internet Senders and Receivers Reports About Mailbox Activity Reports About the Mailbox Profile About Mailbox Auditing Reports About Message Size Reports About Mailbox Security Reports

Exchange Mail Contacts Reports

Introducing the Mail Contacts Reports

Exchange Distribution Groups Reports

Introducing Distribution Group Reports

Exchange Public Folders Reports

Introducing the Public Folder Reports

Exchange Storage Reports

Introducing Storage Reports

Exchange Internet Reports

Introducing Internet Reports

About Top Internet Domain Reports About Top Internet Domain Users Reports About Internet Domain Auditing Reports About the Internal Namespace Distribution Report

Exchange Inventory Reports

Introducing Inventory and Chargeback Reports About Chargeback Reports

Chargeback Report Descriptions

About Inventory Reports

Inventory Report Descriptions

Migration Reports

About the Migration Reports

Inventory Reports Capacity & Storage Reports Unused Assets Reports Mailbox Migration Progress Reports

MessageStats Gathering Reports

Introducing MessageStats Gathering Reports

MessageStats Gathering Report Descriptions

Appendix A: How to Read the Reports

What is the Definition of Physical and Logical Messages?

Reports that Show Physical Message Counts Reports that Show Logical Message Counts

How Does MessageStats Determine Internal and External Messages?

Viewed from a Server Perspective Viewed from a Mailbox Perspective Other Factors to be Considered Internal and External Messages - Frequently Asked Questions

Differences Between Messages Submitted, Delivered, and Transferred In and Out

Sample Scenario: MessageStats Counts

Why Does the Date Filter Always Group Using UTC?

Report Filter Definitions

Lotus Notes Report Pack Filters

Editing Reports

You can modify both the configured MessageStats Reports and any custom reports that you create using edit and grouping functionality. You can edit reports in the following ways:

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Using the Edit button on the report listview

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Selecting filters before rendering a report

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Using the Quick Filter Bar at the bottom of the report

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Using Save Report Settings to retain the filters, sort and grouping options, and any other modifications that you have made to a report, to facilitate the creation of subsequent reports with the same settings.

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Using the column headers on the reports to change grouping and sorting options

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Using the Edit menu on the toolbar to launch the MessageStats Reports Wizard

The following table describes the extent of editing for each type:

Table 9. Editing Options for Reports.
Type	Description
Edit Button	Allows you to copy the report to a different destination folder, move the report to a different location, rename or delete the report, or edit the report description.
Filters	Allows you to restrict the report content to specific information before the report is rendered.
Quick Filter Bar	Allows you to change filter options and regenerate the report. For more information, see Using Quick Filters .
Column Header	Allows you to add or remove fields in the report, and change group and sort options. For more information, see Changing Grouping OptionsChanging Grouping Options .
Edit Menu	Opens the Web Report Wizard to allow you to customize or modify an existing report.

Using the Edit Button

Editing Reports

You can modify both the configured MessageStats Reports and any custom reports that you create using edit and grouping functionality. You can edit reports in the following ways:

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Using the Edit button on the report listview

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Selecting filters before rendering a report

•

Using the Quick Filter Bar at the bottom of the report

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Using Save Report Settings to retain the filters, sort and grouping options, and any other modifications that you have made to a report, to facilitate the creation of subsequent reports with the same settings.

•

Using the column headers on the reports to change grouping and sorting options

•

Using the Edit menu on the toolbar to launch the MessageStats Reports Wizard

The following table describes the extent of editing for each type:

Table 9. Editing Options for Reports.
Type	Description
Edit Button	Allows you to copy the report to a different destination folder, move the report to a different location, rename or delete the report, or edit the report description.
Filters	Allows you to restrict the report content to specific information before the report is rendered.
Quick Filter Bar	Allows you to change filter options and regenerate the report. For more information, see Using Quick Filters .
Column Header	Allows you to add or remove fields in the report, and change group and sort options. For more information, see Changing Grouping OptionsChanging Grouping Options .
Edit Menu	Opens the Web Report Wizard to allow you to customize or modify an existing report.

Using the Edit Button

An Edit button is located at the right side of each folder and report in the file-based model. The commands available on the Edit button differ depending on whether the Edit button is accessed from a folder or a report.

For folders, the following commands are available:

Table 10. Folder-Level Edit Options.
Command	Description
Copy To	Opens a dialog box for you to define the destination of the copied folder.
Move To	Opens a dialog box for you to define the destination of the moved folder. After the report is moved to the new location, the original is deleted.
Rename	Opens a dialog box for you to rename the selected folder.
Delete	Prompts you to verify that you want to delete the folder.
Edit Description	Opens a dialog box for you to edit the description of the folder.

For reports, the following commands are available:

Table 11. Report-Level Edit Options.
Command	Description
Copy To	Opens a dialog box for you to define the destination of the copied report.
Move To	Opens a dialog box for you to define the destination of the moved report. After the report is moved to the new location, the original is deleted.
Rename	Opens a dialog box for you to rename the selected report.
Delete	Prompts you to verify that you want to delete the report.
Modify Report	Opens the Web Report Wizard to allow you to make any changes to the selected report, and save your custom report.

Selecting Report Filters

When you select the report you want to view from the treeview, you can select filters before MessageStats renders the report. After the report is rendered, there are two ways to change the filter options:

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Select the Show Filters bar at the beginning of the report to change multiple filters.

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Use the Quick Filter bar at the bottom of the report to further select specific data within the resulting dataset.

If you want to save a report query with specific filters applied, select the Save Report Settings option.

To select filters for a report

1

Open the report you want to view.

2

Define a period for the report (if applicable).

3

Identify operands and criteria for the filters you want to use.

Leave the default filter values.

4

Click Apply Filters.

To change filter settings

1

Click Show Filters at the beginning of the rendered report.

2

Delete the criteria from a filter option to remove the filter.

Identify other operands and criteria for new filters you want to use.

3

Click Apply Filters.

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