Creating Custom Reports

You can customize reports to meet your needs. In order to do so, you need admin privilege to create reports and view all report information. AirWave reports and information displayed in the WebUI varies depending on configurations, user roles, and folders.

Report Restrictions

Keep these considerations in mind when working with the Reports Definitions page:

• You might see conflicting device counts in reports that are restricted by time range, such as client session data, and reports that show all data, such as client inventory.

  To configure the time range, you must select Limit to active devices from the drop-down menu, and then select Active during report timeframe option.

• All reports allow you to make restrictions based on groups, folders, and device types. However, when creating a Traffic Analysis report, if you set the Select by APs/Device Name option to Yes, you can't select groups and folders

  In Traffic Analysis report, when you set the Select by APs/Device Name option to Yes, you can select the devices either by typing the substring of device models in the search box or by selecting the devices from the list displayed below the search box. When the user types the substring all the devices that consist the substring are displayed to the user.

  Starting from AirWave 8.212.1, the audit (read only) user profile displays Traffic Analysis as one of the items in the Reports > Definitions > Type drop-down list when the Traffic Analysis option is enabled for an audit (read only) user. For more information, see Additional AMP Services

To create a custom report:

1. Go to Reports > Definitions, then click Add. Or click to edit a report.
2. Enter the name of the report in the Title field.
3. From the Type drop-down menu, select Custom.
4. Add report widgets:
   • For a default report, select the report widget from the available options, then press and hold the mouse while you drag it to the selected options. Or, you can double-click the widget.
   • For a custom report, click the down arrow next to select a report from the drop-down list.
   • Change the order in which the report displays data by dragging the widget to reorder it.
5. Complete the Report Restrictions section.
6. Click Yes to schedule a report, then enter how often the report should run and when the report starts and ends. If these fields are not available, the report provides a snapshot of current status rather than spanning a period of time.
7. If you want non-admin users to see a generated reports, choose By Subject. By default, any report can be seen by an AirWave admin.
8. Click Yes if you want to email the report. They can be sent in HTML, PDF, and CSV formats.
9. Click Yes to you want to share the report by FTP or SCP to an external server.
10. Click Add to save your report. The report displays on the Report Definitions page.

Running Reports on Selected Devices

Using the Modify Devices tool to select devices and run a report will take you to the Reports Definitions page, where you can select a report definition template.

To run reports on selected devices:

1. Navigate to one of the following pages that has a Device List:
   • Devices > List. You can also click the Up, Down, Mismatched hyperlinks on the List page to open monitoring pages for the devices with those devices states.
   • Groups > Monitor.
2. Click at the top right corner of the device list, then select the devices that you want to include in a report.
3. From the Device Actions drop-down menu, select Run report on selected devices.
4. Click Run Report. AirWave opens the Report Definitions page.
5. Enter a title for the report.
6. Select a device-level report.
7. Complete the Report Restrictions section. All reports allow you to restrict based on a group, folder, and type of device.

   For example, In Traffic Analysis report, when you set the Select by APs/Device Name option to Yes, you can select the devices either by typing the substring of device models in the search box or by selecting the devices from the list displayed below the search box. When the user types the substring, all the device names that include the substring are displayed to the user.

   When you select custom options to include in a report, additional restrictions will become available.

8. Click Yes to schedule a report, then enter how often the report should run and when the report starts and ends. If these fields are not available, the report provides a snapshot of current status rather than spanning a period of time.
9. If you want non-admin users to see a generated reports, choose By Subject. By default, any report can be seen by an AirWave admin.
10. Click Yes if you want to email the report. They can be sent in HTML, PDF, and CSV formats.
11. Click Yes to you want to share the report by FTP or SCP to an external server.
12. Click Add to save your report. The report displays on the Report Definitions page.

Cloning Reports

There are two places where you can clone and run a report. One is where you select a report definition from the Report Definition list. The other is where you use the Modify Devices option from a device list view, which you can access from Groups or Devices.

Selecting the Report Definition

To clone a report using a report definition:

1. Navigate to Reports > Definitions then select a report definition.
2. Click Clone. The copied report will be added to the report definition list with "copy of" appended in front of the report name.

   Figure 1  Cloning a Report

   

3. Click to modify the report settings.
4. Change the title of the report.
5. Click Save.

Selecting the Devices and a Report Template

You can select devices from the device list and modify the clone using a report template or by choosing report widgets. If you want to customize the report with widgets, see Selecting the Devices Without Using a Report Template.

To clone a report from the Modify Devices list using a report template:

1. Navigate to Groups and select a group, or Devices > List, then click to select the devices from the Modify Devices list.
2. From the Device Actions drop down menu, select Run report on selected devices.
3. Choose a report definition template.

   Figure 2  Running a Report Using a Definition Template

   

4. Click Run Report. AirWave opens the Reports Definitions page. The copied report will be added to the report template with "copy of" appended in front of the report name.
5. Choose additional restrictions for the copy of the report.
6. Click Save and Run. The newly created report is added in the Report Definitions page. You can make further report modifications at any time from the Report Definitions page.l

Selecting the Devices Without Using a Report Template

To clone a report from the Modify Devices list without using a report template:

1. Navigate to Devices, then click to select the devices from the Modify Devices list.
2. From the Device Actions drop down menu, select Run report on selected devices.

   Figure 3  Running a Report Without a Template

   

3. Click Run Report. AirWaveopens the Custom Options page with the selected devices listed in the Report Restrictions area.
4. Choose report widgets and other report options.
5. Click Add and Run. The newly created report is added in the Report Definitions page. You can make further report modifications at any time from the Report Definitions page.