Custom Reports

Custom reports can be modified to meet your specific needs. Although the layout is similar to standard reports, custom reports are created using templates and saved in .XML format.

Note: You can adjust the layout of a custom report by modifying the width of the report columns. Open Windows Notepad and search for the report you want to adjust. Add or change the WIDTH attribute of the FIELD tag in the report template.

Custom reports can be scheduled to run immediately, at a specified time or repeat interval, and can be scheduled from the Primary server or a Member server. You can also specify to have the generated custom report sent to you by email.

There are two types of custom reports:

• Predefined--Available in seven categorical types when you install Arcserve Backup. Predefined reports contain basic report data headings that you can modify to suit your specific needs using Report Writer.
• User-created--Using Report Writer, you can create a report without using a template as a guide. If you save your user-created report in the Arcserve Backup reports directory, the title of the report displays in the My Reports folder in Report Manager.
• Note: Although you can schedule reports from a Primary server and a Member server, Arcserve Backup generates the reports from the Primary server. To ensure that user-created, custom reports run as scheduled from the Primary server, you must copy the user-created report template to the reports directory on the primary server. The default reports template directory on the Primary server is as follows:

C:\Program Files\CA\ARCserve Backup\templates\reports