Generating reports can be resource intensive. To avoid traffic processing performance impacts, you may want to generate reports during times with low traffic volume, such as at night or weekends. For more information on scheduling the generation of reports, see “Scheduling reports”. To determine the current traffic volume, see “Virtual Server Summary widget”. |
For on-demand reports, the FortiADC appliance does not save the report profile after the generating the report. If you want to save the report profile, but do not want to generate the report at regular intervals, select On Schedule, but then in the Schedule section, select Not Scheduled. |
Setting name | Description |
Properties | Select to add logos, headers, footers and company information to customize the report. For more information, see “Customizing the report’s headers, footers, & logo”. |
Report Scope | Select the time span of log messages from which to generate the report. You can also create a data filter to include in the report only those logs that match a set of criteria.For more information, see “Restricting the report’s scope”. |
Report Types | Select one or more subject matters to include in the report. For more information, see “Choosing the type & format of a report profile”. |
Report Format | Select the number of top items to include in ranked report subtypes, and other advanced features. For more information, see “Choosing the type & format of a report profile”. |
Schedule | Select when the FortiADC appliance will run the report, such as weekly or monthly. For more information, see “Scheduling reports”. This section is available only if Type is On Schedule. |
Output | Select the file formats and destination email addresses, if any, of reports generated from this report profile. For more information, see “Selecting the report’s file type & email delivery”. |