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File Menu

The File menu provides tools for managing the reporting and output of gathered data. The File menu options are:

Output Report

Provides options to create and send output from the view to a printer, html file, email file, text file, or a file that can be exported to the host computer. The Windows Client can create one or several kinds of output for the same report.

The Windows Client creates and sends the output generated using this option. You can also define and schedule output to be sent according to a schedule you specify.

Observe the following:

• For additional information on how to define reports using this option, see the section Creating Output and Reports.

  The settings you select here apply only to the report generated by your manual execution. They are not saved in the view definition.

  If you select email, the subject field limit is 60 characters in length. The system will not allow you to enter more than 60 characters in the subject field. Variable substitution can be used in the subject field. If you use variables and the total length of the subject text with the expanded variables values results in a text length that exceeds 60 characters then the system will fail to send the message. If this is the case, adjust the Subject field so that it does not exceed 60 characters, including expanded variable values.

• If you want to save parameters for reports generated on a fixed schedule, see the section View and Output Definitions Wizard.

Preview Report

Displays a print preview window that shows what the report will look like when it is printed. A maximum of 100 table rows are used for the preview. If you have defined a Record Range, the Preview uses that starting row number and number of rows, up to the maximum of 100 rows as input to the preview. You can zoom in on specific information, page through a multi‑page report, or print the report from the preview window.

Save

Saves the view with the current settings (sort, filter, and so on), and retains those settings as the default view for the table. The next time you open the table, the Windows Client displays it using these settings.

Save As

Lets you save the current view as a User View under a new name. The Windows Client saves the following characteristics: table size and position, number of rows, number of columns, selected columns, sort and filter definitions, graph definitions, data collection mode definitions, and autowrap settings. The new user‑defined view displays in the list of views. You can also include the new view in a solution.

Note: For information on creating a User View, see the section Creating a User View.

Save for Demo

Lets you save the data in a table for later viewing in Demo Mode. When you select this, the Record Range page of the Output Report wizard is displayed. Use the Record Range page to specify the rows to include in your demo data, then click Perform and your demo data is saved in the Windows Client's demo data repository.

Note: Some objects have factory-supplied object demo data. You can create your own using this Save Data for Demo option or by importing object demo data using the Demo Objects page of the Import wizard.

Observe the following:

• You can display an object in Demo Mode by:
  • Right-clicking the object and selecting Display as Demo Mode Table from the Object Tree pop-up menu.
  • Clicking an object in the object tree where the host is set to Demo Mode. The host can be set to Demo Mode by right-clicking the Host in the Host list and using the Host-specific Options dialog. or by using the Host Defaults page of the Options wizard.

Save Definition for Portal

Lets you save the view definition of a User View for use in a portal. The view definition is saved in XML format. When you select this option, a confirmation message displays and the XML file is saved in the directory \BrightStor SRM Data\Database\PortalFiles.

Close

Closes the Table, Graph, List, or Trend view that is currently open.