<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: View and Run Reports

In the web interface, click on the Reports entry in the main menu to show the reports main screen. Click on a report's name to select it. Using the reports tabs you can access all functionalities and settings for this report. Click on the Go to all reports button at the bottom of the page to return to the list of Reports.

Report Tabs

Note: This documentation refers to the PRTG System Administrator user accessing the Ajax interface on a master node. For other user accounts, interfaces, or nodes, not all of the options might be available as described. When using a cluster installation, failover nodes are read-only by default.

Run Now

In the Run Now tab you can execute a report immediately with the settings configured.

Run Report "[Name]"
Report for	Define the time span covered by the report. Choose between: Current Period: Use monitoring data of the current period. The actual time span depends on the report period type defined in the report's settings. It can be today, this week, this month, or this year. Previous Period: Use monitoring data of the last period. The actual time span depends on the report period type defined in the report's settings. It can be yesterday, last week, last month, or last year. Select A Period: Use monitoring data of a period other than current or previous. Select below. Select Date Range Manually: Define a custom time span for the monitoring data that will be used. Set start and end date below.
Date Range	This selection is only visible if the period option is enabled above. From the list, select a data range for which the report will be generated. The actual time spans shown depend on the available monitoring data and on the report period type defined in the report's settings. It can be days, weeks, months, or years.
Start Date	This selection is only visible if the date range option is enabled above. Define the begin of the time span for which the report will be generated. Click in the field and select a date from the calendar. Make sure you define a valid period.
End Date	This selection is only visible if the date range option is enabled above. Define the end of the time span for which the report will be generated. Click in the field and select a date from the calendar. Make sure you define a valid period.
Quick Range	This selection is only visible if the date range option is enabled above. Choose between different pre-defined ranges by simply clicking on it. With each click the Start and End Date fields above will be changed accordingly.

Processing Options
File Format and Delivery	Define how you want to view the report. Choose between: View Report as HTML: Directly view the report in your web browser. It will be loaded in a new browser window or tab. Create and store PDF file: Create a PDF file of the report and store it. Once finished, you will find it in the Stored Reports tab and a ToDo ticket will be created. By default, PRTG sends out a notification mail to the administrator in this case. Create PDF file, store it and send by email: Create a PDF file of the report, store it, and send it via email once it is finished. Note: For large PDF reports, PRTG will automatically split the output into separate files to avoid huge PDF files. You can change the number of sensors included into each PDF file by editing the report templates manually. See More section below. Note: In order to create PDF files, ensure that the print spooler service is running on the system with your PRTG server.
Target Email Address	This option is only visible if sending by email is selected above. Please enter a valid email address the report will be sent to. Note: Configuration for outgoing email can be changed in the System Administration—Notification Delivery settings.
Compression	This option is only visible if sending by email is selected above. Specify if the attached report files will be compressed before sending. Choose between: Uncompressed: The report files will not be compressed before they are sent by email. Compressed: The report files will be compressed to a ZIP file before they are sent by email.

Processing Options

File Format and Delivery

Define how you want to view the report. Choose between:

View Report as HTML: Directly view the report in your web browser. It will be loaded in a new browser window or tab.
Create and store PDF file: Create a PDF file of the report and store it. Once finished, you will find it in the Stored Reports tab and a ToDo ticket will be created. By default, PRTG sends out a notification mail to the administrator in this case.
Create PDF file, store it and send by email: Create a PDF file of the report, store it, and send it via email once it is finished.

Note: For large PDF reports, PRTG will automatically split the output into separate files to avoid huge PDF files. You can change the number of sensors included into each PDF file by editing the report templates manually. See More section below.

Note: In order to create PDF files, ensure that the print spooler service is running on the system with your PRTG server.

Target Email Address

This option is only visible if sending by email is selected above. Please enter a valid email address the report will be sent to. Note: Configuration for outgoing email can be changed in the System Administration—Notification Delivery settings.

Compression

This option is only visible if sending by email is selected above. Specify if the attached report files will be compressed before sending. Choose between:

Uncompressed: The report files will not be compressed before they are sent by email.
Compressed: The report files will be compressed to a ZIP file before they are sent by email.

Click on the Run Report button to start report generation. Depending on the number of selected sensors, this may take a while. If you experience a long waiting time when generating HTML reports for immediate view, please consider using one of the PDF options. You can then view the report as soon as it's finished.

Note: Any sensor graphs in your report will only show the channels that are enabled via the Show in Charts option in the Sensor Channels Settings of the respective sensor.

Stored Reports

In the Stored Reports tab you can view PDF reports created in the past. Simply click on a name to open the report. Reports are stored until they are deleted according to the data purging settings of your PRTG configuration. You can set data purging limits for reports in the System Administration—Core & Probes settings.