<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: View and Run Reports

Report for

Define the time span covered by the report:

• Current Period: Use monitoring data of the current period. The actual time span depends on the report period type defined in the report's settings. It can be today, this week, this month, or this year.
• Previous Period: Use monitoring data of the last period. The actual time span depends on the report period type defined in the report's settings. It can be yesterday, last week, last month, or last year.
• Select a Period: Use monitoring data of a period other than current or previous. Select below.
• Select Date Range Manually: Define a custom time span for the monitoring data that is used. Set start and end date below.

Date Range

This field is only visible if you enable Select a Period above. From the list, select a date range for which PRTG generates the report. The shown time spans depend on the available monitoring data and on the report period type defined in the report's settings. It can be days, weeks, months, or years.

Start Date

This field is only visible if you enable Select Date Range Manually above. Define the begin of the time span for which PRTG generates the report. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. Make sure you define a valid period.

End Date

This field is only visible if you enable Select Date Range Manually above. Define the end of the time span for which PRTG generates the report. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. Make sure you define a valid period.

Quick Range

This field is only visible if you enable Select Date Range Manually above. Here, you can use several buttons for a faster selection of start and end dates. Click any of these buttons to change the Start Date and End Date values above. Choose between:

• Today, Yesterday, Last Week (Mo-Su), Last Week (Su-Sa), Last Month, 2 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months: Set the date range to the last matching period. It starts at 00:00 and ends at 00:00 of the following day.

File Format and Delivery

Define how you want to view the report:

• View report as HTML: Directly view the report in your web browser. PRTG loads it in a new browser window or tab.
• Create and store PDF and data files (available for templates with data tables): Create a .pdf file and, depending on the Data Files settings of the report, create .csv and .xml files of the report and store them. Once finished, you find the report on the Stored Reports tab and a ToDo ticket is created. By default, PRTG sends out a notification email to administrator users in this case.
• Create PDF and data files (available for templates with data tables), store them, and send by email: Create a .pdf file and .csv and .xml files of the report, store the files, and send them via email once finished.

.csv and .xml data files are only generated for report templates that include data tables.

To create .pdf files, ensure the print spooler service runs on the PRTG core server system.

Certain special characters, for example, 4-byte unicode characters, might not be displayed correctly in PDF reports. As a workaround, generate an HTML report and save it as a .pdf file.

When generating reports with Internet Explorer 11, we recommend that you use one of the PDF options for optimal results.

Target Email Address

This field is only visible if you enable Create PDF and data files (available for templates with data tables), store them, and send by email above. Enter a valid email address to which PRTG sends the report.

You can change the configuration for outgoing emails in the System Administration—Notification Delivery settings.

Compression

This field is only visible if you enable Create PDF and data files (available for templates with data tables), store them, and send by email above. Define if you want to compress the attached report files before sending. Choose between:

• Send files uncompressed: PRTG does not compress the report files before they are sent by email but sends the files in their original size.
• Send all in one ZIP file: PRTG compresses the report files to a .zip file before they are sent by email.