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Schedule and generate and view ITG OM reports
Operational Measurement (OM) reports are a collection of OM data from all
ITG cards defined on the MAT PC or server. You can generate a report on
request or schedule the report to generate at a selected time. Each time a
report is generated, the application retrieves the latest OM data from each ITG
card defined in MAT. This data is then added to a comma separated file on
the MAT PC. A new file is created for each month of the year for which OM
data is collected. The files are named for the month and year (for example,
itg_04_1999.csv).
1 To Generate or schedule a report:
a From the IP Telephony Gateway Main window, select File | Report
| Generate. The Generate OM Report window appears (see
Figure 55).
b To generate a report immediately, click Generate OM Report now
to prepare a report immediately. MAT prepares the report and
displays the information in a .csv spreadsheet format.
c To schedule a report, click Schedule OM Report. A Scheduling
window appears (see . Fill in the fields to schedule the report and
define the times and information. Schedule report generation at
least one time a day. Click OK.
2 To open and view a report:
a Select File | Report | Open. The Open OM Report dialog box
appears.
b Double-click on an OM report. The report appears in Microsoft
Excel. If you do not have Excel, use an application that recognizes
.csv (comma-separated) files to view the report.
Backup and restore operations
The ITG card supports backup and restore procedures for critical
configuration data. If you replace a failed ITG card with a spare, the dialing
plan tables, DSP configuration, passwords, and other configuration data will
be restored from the MAT PC.