Report Manager - Standard and Custom Reports

Using Report Manager, you can use two types of reports: standard and custom. Both types of reports are described in further detail in this section.

For a summary listing of each report and type, see the Report Manager Report Types topic.

Standard Reports

Arcserve Backup provides several standard reports that display general backup and restore activity. The reports cover activity for job runs, media backups, and backup device errors. You can use a report filter to select the backup media you want to include in the report. Standard reports (not including the Preflight Check Report and GFS Media Prediction Report) cannot be customized or scheduled to print at a specific time interval.

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.

You can adjust the layout of a custom report by modifying the width of the report columns. Open the Notepad application 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 generate immediately or at a specified time or repeat interval. You can also choose to have the generated custom report sent to you by email.

There are two types of custom reports:

• Predefined--Available in 8 categorical types. 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 directly without using a template as a guide. User-created report templates should be saved in the Arcserve Backup\templates\reports folder. These templates can be viewed through My Reports. If you use these customized templates to generate reports, they will be saved under the Arcserve Backup\reports folder.

More information:

Create Custom Reports Using Report Writer