Viewing the scheduled reports activity

GFI ReportCenter also includes a schedule activity monitor through which you can view events related to the generation of scheduled reports.

To open the schedule activity monitor, click on the Scheduled Reports panel button and then click the Scheduled Reports Activity node. The activity information is displayed in the right pane of the GFI ReportCenter management console.

Screenshot 25 - Schedule activity monitor

The activity monitor displays the following events:

Information: The scheduled report was successfully generated.

Warning: The scheduled report was not generated since the product license is invalid or has expired.

Error: The scheduled report was not generated due to some error. Typical errors include:

•	Errors when attempting to save the generated report to a specific location on disk, for example, out of disk space.

•	Errors when attempting to send the generated report by email, for example, the SMTP server configured in the GFI ReportCenter settings is not reachable.

The activity monitor records and displays the following information:

•	Date: The date and time when the scheduled report was executed.

•	Product name: The name of the GFI product ReportPack to which the report belongs.

•	Type: The event classification - error, information, or warning.

•	Description: Information related to the state of a scheduled report that has been executed. The format and contents of the activity description vary, depending on the event type.

NOTE: The description is often the most useful piece of information, indicating what happened during the execution of a scheduled report or the significance of the event.