Scheduled email reporting¶
With the Plixer One Platform (Core, Network, or Security), NetOps teams can use Plixer Scrutinizer Reports as a proactive monitoring tool for any type of network meta data by setting up scheduled email reports.
Overview¶
A Scheduled Email Report is a saved Report that has been set to run at specified intervals using the exact same configuration (graph, filters, etc.). Each time the Report is run, its output is automatically emailed to one or more recipients.
Note
Scheduled Email Reports are different from on-demand Report emails, which must be sent manually after a Report is run.
All Email Reports contain a direct link to the primary Report and may also include PDF/CSV copies of the Report. One or more additional Reports can also be run and sent in the email.
Setting up a Scheduled Email Report
A Scheduled Email Report can be set up after re-running a saved Report (or after creating and saving a new Report).
From there, click the Export Report/share button, select Schedule Report in the tray, and configure the following:
A name for the Scheduled Email Report configuration (used for configuration management and as the subject line of the email)
One or more recipient addresses (comma-separated)
Frequency and time (minute on the hour) to run and send the Report
(Optional) PDF and/or CSV format attachments (all included Reports)
(Optional) Additional Reports to run and include in the email
Once set up, the Report(s) will be run/sent at the specified intervals until the Scheduled Email Report configuration is disabled or deleted.
Hint
To inspect, edit, or disable Scheduled Email Report configurations, navigate to Admin > Reports > Scheduled Email Reports.
Workflows¶
The following workflow(s) show how the Plixer One Platform is able to continuously monitor specific network traffic through scheduled email reports: