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MessageStats 7.8.1 - Reports User Guide

Table of Contents

Upgrading MessageStats Overview

MessageStats upgrade paths About task migration

Typical MessageStats Upgrade Scenarios

About SQL Security Permissions for Upgrading the Database Upgrading a Complete (Single Server) MessageStats Installation Upgrading a Distributed Installation with a Separate Database Server

1a. Upgrading the MessageStats Database on aSeparate Server 1b. Manually Upgrading the MessageStats Database on a Separate Server 2. Upgrading the MessageStats Reports and the MessageStats Server

Moving the MessageStats Database

Process to Move an Existing MessageStats Database

Backing Up the MessageStats Database Restoring the MessageStats Databaseon the Destination Server Setting Security on the New SQL Server Detaching the Database Moving the Database Files and Reattaching the Database Updating Connections to the New Server

Upgrading MessageStats After the Database is Moved

Moving and Upgrading MessageStats

About Moving a Complete MessageStats Installation

Moving a MessageStats Installation with No Installed Report Packs Moving MessageStats with at least One Installed Report Pack — No Upgrade Moving and Upgrading MessageStats with at least One Installed Report Pack

Moving Custom Reports and Report Subscriptions

Backing Up and Moving Custom and Saved Reports Backing Up and Restoring Report Subscriptions

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

Detaching the Database

You must also detach the database, in preparation for moving the database files to the new location.

To detach the database and move database files

1

Back up your data.

2

Open SQL Server Management Studio.

3

Right-click the Databases folder, select MessageStats and select Properties.

4

Select the Files tab.

5

Note the MessageStats data file and log file names. Scroll right to see the full file names, normally MessageStats.mdf and MessageStats.ldf.

6

Click Cancel to close the window.

7

Right-click the MessageStats database and select Tasks | Detach Database.

8

Click Clear if there are connections using this database.

9

The following prompt is displayed “Do you want to notify the currently connected users that their sessions in the database will be ended?”

10

The STATUS in the Detach Database dialog box should say “The database is ready to detach”.

11

The following prompt is displayed “Detaching database has completed successfully”.

12

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