To generate a report in any reporting task, you must
set the query filters and then run the query. After you generate a report, you can work with
your results.
What you should know
Reporting tasks are where you generate customized
queries about the entities, activities, and events in your Security Center system for investigation or maintenance
purposes. Most investigation and maintenance tasks are reporting tasks.
NOTE: The maximum
number of report results you can obtain in Security Center is generally 50,000. This
limit can vary depending on various factors. For more information, see
About the maximum number of report results.
To exceed the limit of 50,000 results, you
can use the Generate and save report command. For more
information, see Generating and saving reports.
These steps only describe
the general process for running a report.
Procedure
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Open a reporting task.
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In the Filters tab, use the query filters to create a
customized search.
NOTE: Some of the filters have a Select all button. This
button does not appear if there are more than 500 entities to select from.
For example, if you have a list of 1500 cardholders. Queries with over 500
entities take longer to generate.
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Set a date and time range for the report.
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Click Generate report.
If there are invalid filters, this button is unavailable.
IMPORTANT: The
Reason required dialog box is
displayed when generating any report that contains ALPR data. The reason
entered is logged and included in Activity trail (Report generated) audit
logs to comply with State laws.
The query results are displayed in the report pane.
Tip: You
can right-click a column heading to select which columns you want to show.
It also allows you to configure a custom sort order for the results using
multiple columns as the sorting criteria.
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Analyze the query results.
The query results depend on the type of reporting task. When video sequences
or ALPR data are attached to the query results, you can view them in the canvas
by dragging a report item to a tile.
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Work with the query results.
Depending on the items in the query results, you can perform the following actions:
- Print the report.
- Save the report as a PDF, Excel, or CSV document.
- Export the video sequences.
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(Optional) Save the report as a
task.
If you save the report layout (query filters and report columns) as a public
task, you can share it with other users or use it as a report template with the
Email a report action.