Custom Report Desktop

The Custom Report 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 Custom Report message list  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 Report > Custom Report.

NOTE: Security levels for reports are defined under System > Security Level > under the Report tab.

Configuring a Custom Reports Desktop

1 - From the Desktop main window, click the desktop button you want to configure as a Custom Reports 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 ( Date   and   Time , Event , or Message Type ).

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 report  you want to generate. The list of available reports corresponds to your security level.

6 - After selecting the report, a Date and Time  window will pop up requesting a reporting date and time period.

7 - Enter Start  and End   date and time  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   Screen Before Process Request  box in order to clear the Custom Report message list of the previous search results.

9 - Click OK . 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 New Report 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 Edit Report command in the Custom Report Desktop pop up 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 Report State . 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 Close .

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 Play from Vault option will be enabled. Once you click on it, the Video Playback window will open and start playing the selected recording.