IBM Tivoli Netcool/Reporter 2.0 Designer

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Description:

Learn to create templates, which may subsequently be used to generate reports in a variety of formats such as text based reports, drill-down, bar chart, pie chart, three dimensional, and worksheet. Learn how to schedule and distribute reports. An Oracle 8i instance, Netcool/OMNIbus Version (V3.6), an Oracle Gateway, and the Netcool/Reporter Server are pre-installed on each individual Solaris8 workstation. Each individual learns how to access the Netcool/Reporter user interface with a Web browser. A variety of report templates are generated and tested. Also, cover all the Netcool/Reporter user features and functions.

Audience:

This is an intermediate course for technical individuals who use Netcool/Reporter V2.0 to design and generate reporting information in a variety of formats sourced from Netcool/OMNIbus alerts data.

Objectives:

• Access the user interface with a Web browser
• Navigate the user interface
• Understand how to design templates for each type of report
• Use each of the design tabs
• Preview a report
• Understand the purpose of the report properties
• Summarize data and provide drill-down capability
• Publish reports to channels, users, and groups
• Use lightweight chart properties
• Use the freeform report designer
• Understand the differences among crosstabs, cubes, and presentations
• Use the information designer in conjunction with easy Reporter
• Schedule report generation
• Use the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) customizer

Prerequisites:

You must complete:

• IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 7.0 Administration and Configuration (TN020)

You should also understand UNIX, databases, and SQL. Familiarity with Netcool ObjectServer alerts, status events, and other tables are desirable.

Topics:

• Overview
• Starting the Reporter server
• Logging in
• The front page panels
• Channels, portals, and folders
• The command bar
• Managing channels
• Starting the report designer
• Designing reports
• Tables
• Columns
• Sorting the output data
• Preview
• Snapshot saving
• Definition saving
• The tables within the database
• Lookups
• Breaks
• Functions
• Properties
• Parameters
• The SQL tab
• Custom Call
• Charts
• Lightweight chart properties
• Crosstabs
• Cubes
• Presentations
• Creating a freeform report
• Adding text
• Adding charts
• Adding images
• Saving and running freeform reports
• Data universes
• Creating a new universe
• Adding a filter
• Adding a join
• Removing items
• Saving a data universe
• Easy Reporter
• Creating, running, and saving an EasyReport
• Purpose of HTML forms
• Creating parameterized forms
• User interaction
• Scheduling reports