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Overview

Summary reports are reports containing other reports and are useful for presenting a range of data relevant to a particular device, interface, or aspect of your network in a single report. A default Statseeker installation includes a number of summary reports such as:

While any Statseeker user can create new summary reports, custom summary reports cannot be shared and Statseeker users can only view those summary reports that they create themselves.

Note: to create a summary report that can be shared across Statseeker users, see Custom Reporting: Embedded Reports.

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Creating Custom Summary Reports

The creation of is achieved by:

  • Opening a report to be included in the new summary report
  • Mouse-over the report options 'gear-wheel' icon
  • Select Add to Summary Report

This will open the Custom Summary Report Configuration window. From here, default options relating to the summary report can be configured.

Note: do not close the Custom Summary Report Configuration window, leave it open in the background while attaching reports.

  • Return to the NIM Console
  • Open another report to be included in the summary report
  • Mouse-over the report options 'gear-wheel' icon
  • Select Add to Summary Report

This will add the report to the existing summary report but will not bring the Custom Summary Report Configuration window to the front.

  • Repeat this process until all reports required for the summary report have been added
  • Return to the Custom Summary Report Configuration window
  • Set the report Title, default reporting period (Default Last N), and number of rows/graphs to be displayed for each report (Top N)
  • Use the arrow buttons to arrange the order that reports will be displayed within the summary report
  • Click Save when done


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Viewing a Custom Summary Report

To view a custom summary report:

  • Select Top X Network
  • Use the top drop-down to open the list of available custom summary reports and click to select the report to view


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