Email reports

Once an email server has been configured, reports can be forwarded to any email address to provide external access to network data.

Email reports include a link to view the report in the Plixer Scrutinizer web interface. PDF and/or CSV copies of the report may also be attached.

On-demand reports

After any report is run, the results can be sent to one or more specified email addresses.

To send an email report, select Email Report in the export options tray (share button), and then enter the following details:

  • Sender email address

  • Recipient email address(es)

  • Subject (optional)

  • Message (optional)

Tick the appropriate checkbox(es) to attach PDF and/or CSV copies of the report results, if desired, and then click Send. A message confirming that the email report has been sent will be displayed.

Scheduled reports

Saved reports can be scheduled to run at specified intervals and sent to one or more recipients, enabling continuous network monitoring from any email inbox.

Hint

Configure a last X time window for a report to send/receive regular updates for any type of network metadata.

To set up a scheduled email report for a report:

  1. Create, run, and save the report.

    Note

    Scheduled reports filtered on a specific date/time range will send either the same or no output when they are re-run.

  2. In the output/results view, click the share button to open the export options tray.

  3. Select Schedule Report.

  4. In the secondary tray, enter/configure the following details:

    • A name for the scheduled report (used in the email subject line and for scheduled report management)

    • Recipient email address(es)

    • Frequency and exact minute on the hour that the email report should be re-run and sent

  5. [Optional] Tick the apppropriate checkbox(es) to attach PDF and/or CSV copies of the report results.

  6. [Optional] Select additional reports to include in the scheduled email.

  7. Click the Save button to save the scheduled email report configuration.

Once set up, a scheduled report will continue to be re-run and emailed at the scheduled intervals until it is disabled or deleted.

Scheduled report management

The Reports > Scheduled Reports subtab is the management view for scheduled report configurations. Scheduled reports can be created, reconfigured, and deleted from this page.

The table/list shows all current scheduled email reports and includes the following information for each configuration:

  • Name/email subject

  • Schedule details (frequency, time, day or date)

  • Expected execution/run time

  • Timestamp of the last run/email

  • Configured recipient email addresses

One or more filters can also be applied to show only scheduled reports that match the defined criteria.

Creating/editing scheduled reports

New scheduled report configurations can be created from the management view, without having to run the saved report(s) beforehand. This can facilitate setting up multiple email configurations for reports that have been previously run/saved.

To create a new scheduled report from the management view, click the add (+) button and follow these instructions, starting from step 4. Configurations can also be modified at any time by clicking the saved report name/subject to open the settings tray.

Deleting scheduled reports

To delete one or more scheduled reports that are no longer needed, use the checkboxes in the main view to select them, and then select Delete from the bulk actions tray.

Scheduled reports can also be temporarily disabled by ticking the Disable checkbox.