Components of the GFI FAXmaker ReportPack

When you install the GFI FAXmaker ReportPack, the following components are installed:

•	GFI ReportCenter framework

•	GFI FAXmaker default reports

•	Report scheduling service

GFI ReportCenter framework

The GFI ReportCenter framework is the management console through which you can navigate, generate, customize and schedule the reports included in the GFI FAXmaker ReportPack. If you have other GFI products’ ReportPacks installed on the same machine, you can use the GFI ReportCenter to make use of those reports as well.

Screenshot 1 - The GFI ReportCenter management console

The GFI ReportCenter management console is split into two panes, the navigation panel to the left of the screen, and the report-viewing pane to the right.

The navigation panel consists of the Product Selection list, from where you can select the GFI product ReportPack you want to use, and various panels, as outlined below, through which you can access all the features of GFI ReportCenter.

•	Click on the Default Reports panel button to access the default list of reports that can be generated for the selected product. For more information on default reports refer to the ‘GFI FAXmaker 14 default reports’ section in this manual.

•	Click on the Favorite Report panel button to access your favorite/most used reports. For more information on how to add reports to this list refer to the ‘Adding default reports to the list of favorite reports’ and ‘Adding custom reports to the list of favorite reports’ sections in this manual.

•	Click on the Custom Reports panel button to access the list of customized reports you created for the selected product. For more information on how to create custom reports refer to the ‘Custom reports’ chapter in this manual.

•	Click on the Scheduled Reports panel button to access the list of scheduled reports you created. For more information on how to create scheduled reports refer to the ‘Scheduling reports’ chapter in this manual.

•	Click on the Options panel button to access the general configuration settings for the GFI product ReportPack selected in the Product Selection list.

•	Click on the Help panel button to view the quick reference guide in the report pane of the GFI ReportCenter management console.

In the report-viewing pane, you can view and analyze generated reports, maintain the list of scheduled reports, and explore the samples and descriptions of the default reports. When a report is generated, you can click on the button to save the report to disk in various formats, such as HTML, Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Microsoft Excel (XLS), Microsoft Word (DOC), and Rich Text Format (RTF). If you want to send the generated report to someone by email, click on the button.

GFI FAXmaker default reports

The GFI FAXmaker default reports are a collection of pre-configured reports that plug into the GFI ReportCenter framework. The default reports included in the GFI FAXmaker ReportPack are split into two groups, Fax reports and SMS reports. Default reports can also serve as the base template for the creation of customized reports that fit specific date ranges.

Report scheduling service

The report scheduling service controls the scheduling and automatic generation and distribution of reports. You can select in which output format you want the scheduling service to generate the reports. A variety of formats are available, such as DOC, PDF, RTF and HTML. You can also configure the scheduled report to do automatically one of the following once the report is generated: send the report by email, save on a disk, or both.