Tools - Counter reports
About
YSoft SafeQ can be configured to monitor counters (sometimes known as page meters) with devices that use online counter monitoring. Web administration allows access to the readouts and reports.
Access Counter reports
In the YSoft SafeQ Web Interface, select Reports > Tools > Counter reports.
Counter reports
Page displays two types of reports in its basic mode and offers filter for page content.
Additional columns can be added to the table via columns menu which is available after clicking on gear icon in table's top left corner.
Type of report - this option switches two main types of report - Start and end counters and Daily counter history (see next chapter for detailed description).
Device group / ORS - this field is used to filter report based on group or ORS. If you select CML group (for example predefined Default), counters of all devices from all CML groups are listed, not just from selected group.
From date - Start period of report - date from which are data in the report included.
To date - End period of report - date to which are data in the report included.
Report exporting
You can export current report to file by using one of the export action located in page's Actions... menu.
Available formats are: HTML, XML, XLS, CSV and PDF.
Start and end counters
This is the default type of a report. It lists counters value at the start of displayed report period, it's ending values and difference.
Most columns contains three values. First value describes counter's value in start of report period, second value is end of report period and third value is the difference between first and second value. Exact times when listed values has been read from device could be found in Readout date column (there is a date for starting reading the counter's value and also a date for ending reading the counter's value).
Daily counters
This is the second report that could be displayed by switching Type of report option in filter. Report lists all devices in the system and a history of daily counters readout operations. You can easily observe how counters values changed for each device day by day.
Scheduled reports
Reports does not have to been exported to file manually and this operation can be scheduled. You can setup what kind of report and for what time period should be automatically send to defined e-mail addresses. Report is always send right after measured period of time ends. For example right after midnight of first day of new month for previous month or right after midnight of first day of new week for previous week.
You can see list of scheduled report by changing page's view (use top right Views... menu).
These reports could be edited or deleted.
To schedule new automatic report use Schedule automatic report action in top menu.
Report name - Name of a report that is used in e-mail and on the web interface for better management.
Type of report - Type of a report you want to schedule - Start and end counters or Daily counters history
Sending interval - Interval defines how often should be report sent. The report is always sent around midnight in the last day of selected period. Available options are monthly and weekly.
Format - Format of report file attached to e-mail.
Devices group / ORS - Only counters from devices located in selected devices group or ORS are included in report. If a CML group is selected, all CML devices are used. You can leave it empty to include all devices.
E-mails - E-mail addresses that will receive scheduled report.
