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Custom Report Desktop
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The
desktop
allows operators to display events that come from pre-defined reports,
view the report generation state
and,
when available, to play video recordings from the EntraPass Video Vault
.
Security levels will determine which custom reports are available to each
operator. The
operates
the same way as all message lists in EntraPass except that it has an extra
combo box that allows operators to select a pre-defined custom report.
Note: Custom
reports are defined under
Note: Security
levels for reports are defined under under
the
tab.
Configuring
a Custom Reports Desktop
1 -
From
the Desktop main window, click the desktop button you want to configure
as a
Desktop.
2 -
Assign
a meaningful name to the Custom Reports Desktop, then define the desktop
type (Message window, Picture window or both).
3 -
Select
the sort criteria you want to use to display historical data from the
drop-down list (
,
,
or
).
Note:
The
sequential sort option is not available for archived messages.
4 -
You can
enter a text string that will be used for searching specific archived
messages (when applicable).
5 -
In the
combo-box, select the custom
you
want to generate. The list of available reports corresponds to your security
level.
6 -
After
selecting the report, a
window
will popup requesting a reporting date and time period.
7 -
Enter
and
or
click the calendar button to open the calendar and select the start and
end dates, and then type in the start and end times.
8 -
Check
the
Clear
box
in order to clear the Custom Report message list of the previous search
results.
9 -
Click
.
The status indicator light located at the bottom left of the screen will
change from green to blue to indicate a custom report is being generated.
It will turn green again when the data transfer will be completed and
the data will be displayed according to the criteria you have selected.
To
Create and Edit Custom Reports from a Desktop
• When your security level allows you to create new
reports, you can access the Custom Report dialog from the command in the Custom Report Desktop pop up menu. For
more information on Custom Reports, see Custom
Reports Definition.
• When your security level allows you to edit existing
reports, you can access the Custom Report dialog from the command in the Custom Report Desktop popup menu. For
more information on Custom Reports, see Custom
Reports Definition.
To
Display Custom Report State in Real-time
This
feature allows you to view the progress of report generation for a specific
report in the Custom Report Desktop List.
1 -
Right-click
an entry in the Custom Report Desktop window. A contextual menu will pop
up.
2 -
Select
.
The Report State dialog will open displaying Report generation information.
3 -
When
the report is finally generated in the Desktop window, the information
in the Report State dialog will disappear. Click
.
Comment
Entry and Display
Also,
a comment can be added to any type of event. In the fifth column from
the left, a ‘-‘sign will indicate that a comment has been added by the
system while a ‘+’ sign will indicate a manually added comment. From the
Custom Report
Desktop, you
can display the comments associated to each event.
To
view associated comments, select the event and use a right-click to display
the contextual menu, then select View
Comment. A
comment can also be added using Add
a New Comment.
Playing
archived video recordings from a Desktop Message list
1 -
Select
the video you would like to play and right-click to access the contextual
menu.
2 -
If
the video has been stored into the EntraPass Video Vault, the
option
will be enabled.
Once
you click on it, the Video Playback window will open and start playing
the selected recording.