Report Definitions window: Method of Generating Report page

This topic describes the Report Definitions window: Method of Generating Report page in IBM Director.

Fields

Append time stamp to file name
When checked, creates a unique file name by adding a time stamp to the file name.
Generate to Viewer
Generates a report to the Report Viewer for immediate viewing.
Generate to File
Saves the report to a directory. The file can be saved in the following file types:
  • .cmr
  • .txt
  • .html
  • .xml
  • .cms (Generate to SQL option)
Generate to SQL
The file is saved to a new SQL table or appended to an existing SQL table.
Append
When checked, the report is appended to an existing SQL table.
Database URL
Specifies the database to connect to.
Root table name
Specifies the name of the table to write to.
User ID
Specifies the user ID for access to the database.
Password
Specifies the password associated with the password.
Backup up existing files
When selected, renames any existing reports with a dot and number. For example Hourly Report.cmr becomes Hourly Report.cmr.1,
Number of backups
Limits the number of backups to the selected number. Backups earlier than this number are deleted.
Set destination directory
Saves all selected file types to the selected destination directory on the Director server.
Generate Bottleneck events
Writes the files only when bottlenecks occur.
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