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View Reports and Search the Database

The reporting options available from the History Menu let you view reports currently defined to your region. The following predefined reports are available:

• Event reports
  • All file transfer events (all START, END, and FAILURE events)
  • Failed file transfers (all FAILURE events)
  • File transfer results (all END and FAILURE events, but excluding those failures that were subsequently retried)
  • Summary reports (by Mailbox ID, Source Address, Target Address, Transfer ID, or User ID)
• Schedule reports
  • Completed schedules
  • Failed schedules

The search facility also lets you define your own search criteria to obtain specific information from the events database. The following options are available for searching:

• Perform Custom Search
• Search File Transfers
• Search Schedules

The reporting and search options for file transfer events and schedules are accessed through different options on the History Data menu.

View Predefined Reports for File Transfer Events

To access file transfer event reports and searches

1. Enter /FTHIST at the command prompt.

   The History Data menu appears.

2. Enter B at the command prompt.

   A display list appears.

3. Enter S beside the predefined report type that you want.

   The corresponding type of report appears.

Note: You can sort events by a specific criterion by entering SORT and the sort criterion at the command prompt (does not apply to summary reports).

View Predefined Reports for Schedules

To access file transfer event reports and searches

1. Enter /FTHIST.

   The History Data menu appears.

2. Enter BS at the command prompt.

   A display list appears.

3. Enter S beside the predefined report type that you want.

   The corresponding type of report appears.

View Events Associated with a Schedule

To view the file transfer events associated with a particular schedule:

1. Enter S beside the required schedule.

   The File Transfer : File Transfer Events panel appears.

2. Enter S beside the required file transfer event.

   The details of the event appear.

View Filters Associated with a Schedule

To view the filters associated with a particular schedule

1. Enter F beside the required schedule.

   The File Transfer : File Filters panel appears.

2. Enter S beside the required filter.

   The file transfer events monitored by this filter are displayed.

3. Enter S beside the required file transfer event.

   The details of the event are displayed.