7.5 Saving a Search Query as a Report Template

You can save a search result as a report by using the Save as Report link at the top of the search results. You can use this report as a reference in future.

  1. Log in to Novell Sentinel Log Manager.

  2. Perform a search.

  3. To save the search query, click the save as report link.

    A Save as Report dialog box is displayed.

  4. Specify the report template name for the search in the Report Name field.

  5. Select one of the following report type format:

    1. Event List: Select the Event List option to save the report in the search report format.

      Visualization: The Based on field lists the Jasper Reports saved in Sentinel Log Manager. Select a Jasper report from the Based on drop-down list to save the new report template in the Jasper report format.

    2. Specify the data values you are interested for the report. To specify the Jasper report parameters, see Step 5.

  6. The Search Query field displays the text of the performed search.

  7. Specify the name of the report in the Name field.

  8. Specify the e-mail address to mail the report template to a user. To send the report template to more than one user, enter their e-mail addresses, separated by a comma in the Email Report to field.

  9. To save more than 1000 results in a report, specify the number of results to show in the Event Limits text field. By default, 1000 results are stored in a report template.

  10. To generate report results on clicking save using current search query, select the Generate report results on save using current search query check box.

  11. Click Preview to see the preview of the selected report.

  12. Click Save to save these report definitions.

    You can see the saved report definition listed in the Report Viewer column in the Sentinel Log Manager interface. To view the reports, see Viewing the Reports.