14.31 LastDataPoint

Use this Knowledge Script to generate a report about the value of the most recently collected data point in a datastream.

This report is useful for monitoring conditions such as database size or disk space; conditions where the current state of affairs is of most interest.

14.31.1 Resource Object

Report agent

14.31.2 Default Schedule

The default schedule is Run once.

14.31.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Parameter

How To Set It

Data source

Select data wizard

Select the data for your report by Knowledge Script or by datastream.

Select the style

Select the style for the first page of the report:

  • By computer provides links to pages showing the data collected from individual computers (each page shows all the datastreams collected from a single computer)

  • By Knowledge Script provides links to pages showing all datastreams collected by a Knowledge Script (each page shows all datastreams collected from all computers on which the script has run)

  • By datastream provides links to pages showing a side-by-side comparison of values for the same datastream collected from different computers (each page shows, for example, the value of the NT_CpuResource-All Threads(#) datastream from each computer)

Select time range

Filter the data for your report by a specific or sliding time range. The default is Sliding.

Report settings

Include parameter help card?

Set to y to include a table in the report that lists parameter settings for the report script. The default is y.

Include table/chart/both?

Select the type of datastream values you want to include in the report:

  • Table (table only)

  • Chart (chart only)

  • Both (table and chart)

Select chart style

Define the graphic properties of the charts in your report.

Select output folder

Click the Browse [...] button to set parameters for the output folder.

Add job ID to output folder name?

Set to y to append the job ID to the name of the output folder.

A job ID helps you correlate a specific instance of a Report Script with the corresponding report.

The default is n.

Select properties

Set miscellaneous report properties as desired.

Add time stamp to title?

Set to y to append a time stamp to the title of the report, making each title unique. The time stamp contains the date and time the report was generated.

A time stamp allows you to run consecutive iterations of the same report without overwriting previous output.

The default is n.

Event notification

Event for report success?

Set to y to raise an event when the report is successfully generated. The default is y.

Severity level for report success

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of the event. The default is 35 (magenta level indicator).

Severity level for report with no data

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of the event. The default is 25 (blue level indicator).

Severity level for report failure.

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of the event. The default is 5 (red level indicator).