McAfee EPOCDE-AA-BA - ePolicy Orchestrator - PC, Product Manual

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Tasks
• Creating a new report on page 253
You can create new reports and store them in ePolicy Orchestrator.
• Editing an existing report on page 253
You can modify an existing report's contents or the order of presentation.
• Viewing report output on page 258
You can view the last run version of every report.
• Grouping reports together on page 258
Every report must be assigned to a group.
• Running reports on page 259
Reports must be run before examining their results.
• Configuring Internet Explorer 8 to automatically accept McAfee ePO downloads on page
259
As a security measure, Microsoft Internet Explorer might block ePolicy Orchestrator
downloads from occurring automatically. This behavior can be changed with an Internet
Explorer configuration change.
• Running a report with a server task on page 260
Reports can be run automatically using server tasks.
• Exporting reports on page 260
Using the same report definition on multiple servers provides consistency in data gathering
and presentation.
• Importing reports on page 261
Reports can contain highly structured information, so exporting and importing them from
one server to another allows your data retrieval and reporting to be consistently performed
from any ePolicy Orchestrator server.
• Deleting reports on page 261
You can delete reports that are no longer being used.
Creating a new report
You can create new reports and store them in ePolicy Orchestrator.
Task
For option definitions, click
?
in the interface.
1 Click
Menu
|
Reporting
|
Queries & Reports
, then select the
Report
tab.
2
Click
Actions
|
New
.
A blank
Report Layout
page appears.
3
Click
Name, Description and Group
. Name the report as desired, optionally give it a description, and
select an appropriate group for it. Click
OK
.
4
You can now add, remove, rearrange elements, customize the header and footer, and change the
page layout. At any point, you can check your progress by clicking
Run
to run the report.
5 When you are finished, click Save .
Editing an existing report
You can modify an existing report's contents or the order of presentation.
If you are creating a new report, you will arrive at this screen after clicking New Report .
Querying the database and reporting on system status
Working with reports
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