Reports

Objective

This document provides instructions on how to work with the F5® Distributed Cloud Services reporting capabilities. The reporting feature provides periodic overview snapshots (reports) of the different services offered. A report provides information similar to a dashboard, but it is created in a web-friendly, printable format.

Using the instructions provided in this document, you can create and manage the types of reports you want to see. Your reports will be distributed per your specifications and saved in a report history table.


Prerequisites


Configuration

Create a Report

In order to create a report on a service, you must specify the type of information you want to see in the report. Perform the following to create and configure a report:

Step 1: Log into Console and start creating a report.
  • From the Console homepage, select the Web App & API Protection or Shared Configuration service.
Figure: Console Homepage
Figure: Console Homepage
  • Navigate to Manage > Reports > Reports Management.
Reports page
Figure: List of Reports
  • Click Add Report.
Step 2: Set the metadata, report type, and frequency.
Report Form
Figure: Create a Report
  • Enter a name for your report.

  • Optionally enter labels and/or a description.

  • Select a report type using the Type drop-down menu.

Note: Currently, reports are only available for the WAAP service.

  • If you are using the Shared Configuration service, use the Namespaces drop-down menu to select the namespace to be used for the report. Otherwise, the current namespace will be used.

  • Use the Report creation frequency drop-down menu to select how often the report is to be generated and mailed to recipients. If you select Weekly, you will also enter a day of the week. If you select Monthly, you will also enter a day of the month.

  • Enter the time to create the report in the Report Generation Time field. For instance, entering 01:00:00 AM would generate the report at 1:00 AM and send the report to the recipients once the report generation is finished. The time format for this field is HH:MM:SS [AM|PM]. Use the drop-down feature and click See Common Values for easier time entry.

Note: The time zone is UTC for the time you enter.

Step 3: Configure the report recipients.
  • Click the Add Item button in the User Groups section.

  • Use the pull-down menu in the User Groups column to select a group to receive the reports.

  • Click the Add Item button to add more user groups to the list of recipients.

Note: If you don't have any user groups, you can create them in the Administration service under IAM. See Create User Groups and Add Users for more details.

Sample Report Form
Figure: Sample Report
Step 4: Complete creating the report.

Click Save and Exit.

Step 5: Manage reports.
Report List
Figure: Report List

Once you have created some reports, the Reports Management page will show a table of the reports (Manage > Reports > Reports Management). Below is a list of capabilities in the reports table.

  • Click Add Filter to build a filter of which reports to see in the table.

  • Enter a search string in the Search field to only line items congetaining that string.

  • Click the gear icon ( âš™ ) see different column data in the table.

  • Check the checkbox(es) in the column(s) of the report(s) you would like to delete, and then click the Delete Selected button.

  • Click Success or Error in the Delivery Status column to see Delivery Status Details panel.

  • Click the 3-dot icon in the Actions column to perform one of the following actions:

    • Manage Configuration: view the report creation settings. From there, click Edit Configuration to change settings.

    • Clone Object: Make a copy of the report in the report creation form.

    • Generate and Send Now: Generate and send the report now rather than wait for the scheduled day/time.

    • Delivery Status Details: Opens a panel with information on creation and delivery of the report.

    • Report History: Opens the Report History page showing a table of generated reports (discussed in more detail in the next section of this document). If your reports table has a filter enabled, the filter will be carried over to the reports table on the history page.

    • Delete: Deletes this report, meaning no more of these reports will be generated and sent.


Report History

After creating your types of reports, Distributed Cloud Services will generating periodic reports and store them. The Report History page allows you to view the history of reports generated and get more information on specific report instances.

Step 1: Navigate to the Report History page.
  • From the Console homepage, select the Web App & API Protection service.

  • Navigate to Manage > Reports > Report History.

Report History
Figure: Report History Page
Step 2: Interact with the Report History table.
  • Click Add Filter to build a filter of which reports to see in the table.

  • Enter a search string in the Search field to only line items containing that string.

  • Click the gear icon ( âš™ ) see different column data in the table.

  • Click Success or Error in the Delivery Status column to see Delivery Status Details panel.

  • Click the 3-dot icon in the Actions column to perform one of the following actions:

    • Preview: View the report in a pop-up window.

    • Download HTML: Download an HTML version of the report to your Downloads folder.

    • Delivery Status Details: Opens a panel with information on creation and delivery of the report.


Concepts


API References