Event Reports

Creating a New Report:

Select Reports  from the Cloud Node home screen.

Select the Events option in the Reports screen.

In the Events Reports screen on the 'Saved Reports' tab, select the + icon in the center (if no reports have been saved) or the bottom right of the screen.  

Name

Assign a descriptive Name for the Events Report.

Partition

If a partition is to be included as a filter in the report, select one from the Partition drop-down field. 

Filters

Select from the following filter options for the report. For all filters besides Occurred, you can select between including the selected item(s) or excluding the selected item(s) from the 

Occurred

Select a date range for the Events report.

Today / Yesterday / Last Week / Last Month / This Week / This Month / Custom Period

Events

Select from the list of Events. Check the various type(s) of events to be included in the report, or specific events from a long list can be searched using the Filter field. 

For more information regarding Event types, please click here: Event Types

Click Add to include the selected items in the filter(s).

Results

Click the + icon next to Results to select from the list of Results options. These are the Action events that occur. Check the listed result types to be included in the report. Specific result options can be searched using the Filter field. 

To fine tune the report, filter the event results. Results can be filtered by making specific selections. A few example results are Known Person, Access Denied, Send Email, and Lockdown On.

For more information regarding Results types, please click here: Results Types

Click Add to include the selected items in the filter(s).

Devices

Devices that have been added to the system are listed in this Devices filter. Check the desired devices to be included in the report, or for a long list of doors, search using the Filter field.

Persons

Users who have been added to the system are listed in the Persons filter. Check the desired people to be included in the report, or for a long list of people, search for a person using the Filter field.

Cards

Cards that have been added to the system are listed in the Cards filter. Check the desired cards to be included in the report, or for a long list of card numbers, search for a card using the Filter field.

Connections

Connections for different controllers that have been added to the system are listed in the Connections filter. Check the desired connections to be included in the report, or for a long list of connection types, search using the Filter field.

Groups

Groups that have been added to the system are listed in this Groups filter. Check the desired groups to be included in the report, or for a long list of groups, search using the Filter field.

 

Output

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After selecting the Filters for the report, you can select the details that will be output when the Report is submitted.

After setting up the Filters and Output selections, you can Save the Event report by clicking the Save in the upper right corner of the window.

After a report has been saved, you can load the report again by clicking on the report from the "Saved Reports" tab in Event Reports.

 

Preview/Submit

After selecting the Filters and Output details, you can either Preview or Submit the report.

Preview

Clicking Preview will cause up to the most recent 50 entries for the filters and output selected will be displayed below the Preview and  Submit buttons. When Filters or Output selections are changed or new events have occurred, you will need to click Preview again to update the preview of the report.

Submit

Clicking Submit will submit and run the Event report. If you do not Name the Event report before clicking the Submit button, the report will be generated without a descriptive name. Once a report has been submitted, you can retrieve the Report from the Retrieve Report tab. The time that the report is retrievable is subject to the Cloud-Based Event Reporting Plan level selected.

 

Retrieve Reports

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Clicking on the magnifying glass will give you the options to view the Report or reviewing the Info details about the generation of the Report. Clicking the downward arrow icon will allow you to download the Report in multiple formats.

When viewing the Report and the Details output filter was enabled, the furthest right column of each of the log entries is the Details link. Clicking this link displays the Log Entry Details window.