Example 2: A custom report based on a template

Before you begin

Suppose the Top Security Risk Categories chart on the Usage dashboard shows an unexpected number of requests for URLs in the Spyware category. To find out how may requests for Spyware sites are typical, you can create a Trend chart to compare today with the rest of the month.

One way to do this is with the New Trend Report template, as follows:

Steps

  1. In the Report Catalog, expand the Base Templates catalog entry and select New Trend Report.
  2. Click Save As to open the Save As New Report window.
  3. Edit the Report name and Report title to provide information about the report contents, then select a Report category that will allow you to easily find the report later. For this example, we’ll select Trends.
  4. Because this report will compare daily requests for Spyware sites, select Day as the Time unit, Category for Internet activity per, and Requests from the Measure by list.
  5. Click Save and Edit to open the Edit Report Filter window.
  6. On the Clients tab, click Next or Categories to move to the Categories tab.
  7. Scroll down to Security and mark the check box next to Spyware. Use the right- arrow (“>”) button to move the category to the Selected list.
  8. There are no changes needed for Protocols or Actions, so click Options in the navigation bar to move to the Options tab.
  9. Verify the Report catalog name and Report title, then edit the Description to provide more accurate information about the report contents.
  10. Click Next or Confirm to move to the Confirm tab.
  11. Select Save, then click Finish. We’ll run the report later.