Foglight Experience Monitor 5.8.1 - Installation and Administration Guide

Report settings

You can configure report settings using the pages found on the Configure > Reporting menu. You can customize how metrics display in Report Sets by configuring the pages contained in the Report menu. Each report, whether it consists of a chart or table, reports on specific metrics collected by the appliance.

Table 7. Pages available for configuring report settings
Page	Details
Categories	For more information, see Metric categories.
Distribution Metrics	For more information, see Distribution metrics.
Email Groups	For more information, see Email groups.
Foglight Metrics	For more information, see Foglight metrics.
Scheduled Reports	For more information, see Scheduled reports.
Time Frames	For more information, see Time frames.
User Agents	For more information, see User accounts.
Options	For more information, see Baseline calculations, Percentile metrics, and Configuring enterprise-wide service levels.

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User agent transformations

Email groups

An email group is a collection of email addresses for people who may or may not have user accounts. Email groups are used for sending alarm notifications (see section “Sending email to a group” in the Foglight Experience Monitor User Guide) and routing scheduled reports (see Scheduled reports).

The Email Groups page, accessed by clicking Configure > Reporting > Email Groups, allows you to manage email groups in your system.

Figure 21. Email Groups page

Adding email groups

To add a new email group:

On the Email Groups page, click Add an Email Group.

The Email Groups > Edit page is displayed.

In the Email Group Definition section, in the Name box, enter a self-explanatory name for the email group.

In the Email Addresses section, enter an email address in the text box, then click Add to include it in this email group.

Repeat Step 3 for all email addresses to be included in this email group.

Click OK to save the email group settings.

Editing email groups

On the Email Groups > Edit page, you can edit the name and membership list of an email group.


	IMPORTANT: Links between an alarm and an email group are maintained when you modify the email group name.

To edit an email group:

On the Email Groups page, click a group’s corresponding Edit link.

The Email Groups > Edit page is displayed.

To modify the user group name, update the group definition in the Name box.

To modify the membership of this user group, add or remove email addresses from the list, as necessary.

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To add an email address, enter the address in the Email Address text box and click Add.

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To remove an email address, select its corresponding check box and click Delete.

When you finished making changes, click OK to save the new group settings.

Removing email groups

When viewing entries on the Email Groups page, you can delete a group by selecting its corresponding check box, then clicking Delete.

Scheduled reports

A scheduled report is a report defined to be automatically generated and distributed to select users, via email. This capability allows you to email Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files containing selected report sets to a list of defined recipients. Users who receive reports do not need user accounts or login credentials since they are receiving only PDF files containing the information you want them to see.

Managing scheduled reports

The Scheduled Reports page, accessed by clicking Configure > Reporting > Scheduled Reports, allows you manage scheduled reports in your system.

Figure 22. Scheduled Reports page

You can schedule a new report for distribution by clicking the Add Scheduled Report link. You can edit an existing scheduled report by clicking its corresponding Edit link. For more information,.

You can delete an existing scheduled report by selecting its corresponding check box and clicking Delete.

You can test an existing scheduled report by clicking its corresponding Test link. A report is immediately sent out to the defined recipients. The Test in progress message is displayed at the top of the page while the test is being performed.

On the Scheduled Reports > Edit page, you can edit the distribution settings for a scheduled report.

Figure 23. Scheduled Reports: Edit page