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20 CONTINUOS AND AUTOMATED REPORTING
Loupe is an interactive tool for studying network phenomena of interest and for in-depth
investigation of problems. Reports in standard, easy-to-interpret formats are available to
support routine monitoring.
By using the report view in Carat, the user can configure reports from elements that are
familiar from Loupe. In addition to the user-selected indicators, a report configured here
contains the time of compilation and delivery and a list of the delivery addresses. At the
specified time, Carat generates the report and delivers it to the recipients, specified as either
e-mail addresses or directories in the Carat server file system. A report can include KPIs,
service level views, and alarms, referred to below as report items.
Note: Configuring the mail server settings found under “Edit | SMTP server”
enables the use of email in reporting.
20.1 Subscription for a new report
1. Select “Manage | Automated report configuration”
2. Select “New” to create a new subscription and open a report template
a. Use “Edit” for editing a subscription
b. The “Delete” option allows you to delete a subscription
c. When you select a report name, the description of this existing report is displayed
In the “Report Properties Configuration” area:
3. Enter a name for the subscription
4. Enter a description for the subscription (optional)
5. Select an report image (optional)
6. Choose the location for the image on the page
The image will be repeated on each page of the report. It might represent, for example, a
company or a target network.
7. Select the resolution (quality) to be used for the report graphics, mainly relevant to
charting.