Reports in NetBox 3 John L. Moss

Overview  As-built reports  Run for all nodes or a selected node  Print and place a copy in the NetBox enclosure  Print to PDF for electronic records  Two types of custom report  History – a list of events  People – a list of person records  Two types of display for custom reports  Traditional text display  Flex grid display

As-built reports  Reports > Configuration > As-built

As-built report display  Displays in a separate window

Custom report table of contents

Results show up in a new window This is the flex grid display Drag and drop any column Click to sort column data Buttons: Print to printer or PDF Copy for pasting into Excel, e.g. Edit to modify the report

Creating and editing a report Report fields Name Title – on all pages Description – for TOC Setup tabs Fields that display in the report Date/time for selecting events People filter Location filter Event filter Sort order Runtime prompt page Output page By default: Not selected = everything Output as grid Order chronologically

Date and time selection can be relative or absolute Relative date and time Many options Useful for “canned” reports Absolute date and time Useful for investigating incidents Pick from calendar Blended relative and absolute Mix and match as needed

People filter Used to refine people selection Many relational choices No quote marks needed

Location filter Several ways to filter by location Select ONLY ONE for a report

Event filters Two categories User-defined System-defined Two criteria Individual events Event groups Selections are OR’ed within a list Selecting one disables the others

Sort ordering of events Cascading levels Ascending or descending sorts

Runtime Prompting Lets you generalize reports Multiple prompts, in order Select field Select prompt text Two prompting modes List of values Free-form entry field

Custom person report Similar to custom history reports Select columns first People filter is similar to history Runtime prompts similar as well Output tab also similar

Selection by access level Access level filter Selections are AND’ed

Sort order More valuable than in event reports Hierarchical data sorts By department … and last name within department Ascending or descending