Batch Reporting - Overview

The Batch reporting feature of Tivoli Storage Resource Manager enables you to run any report on a regularly scheduled basis. This enables you to conveniently run reports and gather data on a set schedule.

To create a Batch report:

  1. Right-click the Batch Reporting node on the function tree, and select New Batch Report.

  2. The Batch reporting window appears, enabling you to define and schedule a batch report.

  3. Go through the Tabs to define your batch reporting criteria.

  4. When you are finished, click to save your batch report definition. When you enter a name for the batch report, you can add an extension to the report name (i.e.: .txt or .xls), depending on the report format you want to create.

  5. The batch report run will be displayed under the Batch Reporting node. The batch report will run according to the schedule you have defined in the When to REPORT tab.

  6. You can view the batch report job run by clicking on the actual job run listed in the node. Information about the run history will be displayed. The log file name for the batch report shows the path and name of the log file. Click to view the log file for the batch report job run.

To view a Batch report:

The batch report will be saved in the reports sub-directory within the Tivoli install directory. The default install directory is: \program files\tivoli\tsrm\log\computername\reports.

If you defined the output file to be formatted as a .txt file, you can view the report with Note Pad. If you defined the output file as .xls, you can import the data to MS Excel, by selecting Data > Get External Data > Import Data.

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Description

Creator

Displays the creator of the batch report job.

Name

Displays the name of the batch report job you are creating or editing.

Description

Specify a description for the batch report job you are creating or editing.

Enabled

Select this option to enable the job.

Tabs

Report

Selection

Options

When to REPORT

Alert

For more information, see My Reports - Overview.