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4 Select a group from the
Report Group
drop-down list and click
OK
.
5
Click
Save
to save any changes to the report.
When you select the chosen group from the
Groups
list in the left pane of the report window, the report
now appears in the report list.
Running reports
Reports must be run before examining their results.
Reports can be run in three different locations within ePolicy Orchestrator:
• The report listing
• Within a server task
• The Report Layout page while creating a new, or editing an existing report.
This topics explains running reports from within the report listing.
Task
For option definitions, click
?
in the interface.
1
Click
Menu
|
Reporting
|
Queries & Reports
, then select the
Report
tab.
2 Select a report from the report list, then click
Actions
|
Run
.
When the report is complete, the resulting PDF is sent to your browser. It is displayed or
downloaded according to your browser settings.
Some reports take a while to complete. It is possible to have more than one report running
simultaneously, but you cannot initiate more than one report at a time through the interface. When
the report is complete, the
Last Run Result
column in the report list is updated with a link to the PDF
containing those results.
Configuring Internet Explorer 8 to automatically accept McAfee
ePO downloads
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.
Certain operations in ePolicy Orchestrator, such as running a report or exporting information into an
XML file, can cause Internet Explorer 8 to notify you that a download has been blocked.
Internet Explorer displays this notification in a yellow bar immediately below the tab bar reading
To
help protect your security, Internet Explorer blocked this site from downloading files
to your computer. Click here for options...
. If you click the message, you are given the option
to download the blocked file this one time. However, the message reappears the next time ePolicy
Orchestrator attempts to send you a file. To make this message go away permanently, do the following:
Task
1
In Internet Explorer 8, select
Tools
|
Internet Options
.
2 Select the
Security
tab and click
Local Intranet
.
If you have made your ePolicy Orchestrator server a trusted site, click
Trusted Sites
instead of
Local
Intranet
.
3
Click
Custom Level...
.
Querying the database and reporting on system status
Working with reports
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