Custom Reports

To create a custom report click the New Report button. To edit an existing custom report highlight the custom report that you would like to edit in the Custom Reports list box and click the Edit Report button. To remove an existing custom report highlight the custom report that you would like to remove in the Custom Reports list box and click the Remove Report button.

Creating Custom Reports

To create custom NetTracker reports, simply use the Custom Report Wizard.

The Custom Report Wizard allows you to easily customize any NetTracker reports to present only specific information that is of interest to you. Using this wizard you will be able to select which report you would like to customize, the time frame for the report and the information that you would like to filter from the report.

Simply follow the steps below:

Note: All users may not follow all of the steps, depending on which selections they make at each step.

Step 1. Which report would you like to customize?

Select a summary that you would like to customize (for example, the Host Summary). You can also select from a predefined template. The predefined templates help you configure some common types of custom reports. If you select a predefined template you will skip directly to the custom report wizard edit page. From this page you will be able to customize the report template to your web site data.

Step 2. For what time frame would you like to generate a customized summary?

Select a time period for your customized summary.

Step 3. How many items would you like to include on each page of the report?

Select how many of each item (hosts, for example) are to be contained on each page of your customized summary.

Step 4. How would you like to have the results of the report ranked?

Select how you would like to have the results of your report ranked.

Editing Custom Report Settings

To edit custom report settings click the Edit Settings button which is displayed on the Custom Report Wizard edit page. You can get to this page either by following the four steps above or by highlighting a report and clicking the Edit Report button from the main Custom Reports page.

Adding Filters

You have the option to apply filters to select specific data to be included in your customized report. Filters are added from the Custom Report Wizard edit page. These filters allow you to exclude or include specific data. To add filters, press the Add Filter button.

Which filter would you like to apply to include or exclude specific data from the report?

Select a filter group such as Browser, for example, to include or exclude data from your report.

Only include (browsers for example) [ that | that do not ] [ match | start with | end with | contain ]:

Complete the statement: Only include (browsers for example) that or that do not match, start with, end with or contain the specific text (a browser name, for example) that you have entered into the text box at the right. Or, simply select from the menu below to enter one of the top ten (browsers) in the text box.

Editing Filters

To edit a previously added filter, highlight the filter that you would like to edit in the Current Filters list box on the Custom Report Wizard edit page and press the Edit Filter button.

Removing Filters

To remove a previously added filter, highlight the filter that you would like to remove in the Current Filters list box on the Custom Report Wizard edit page and press the Delete Filter button.

Generating Reports

To generate a report immediately, or after you have added filters, press the Run button on the Custom Report Wizard edit page.

Saving Reports

To save your new report and have it automatically generated every time NetTracker reports are updated, press the Save button on the Custom Report Wizard edit page and enter a name for your new report name in the text box when prompted. If you specified a date filter of Today, Yesterday, This week, or Last week you will also see a check box titled Automatically archive this report. Check this box if you want this custom report to be automatically archived each time that you run an update.

Archiving Reports

To archive your new report and have it automatically added to your list of archived reports, press the Archive button and enter a name for your report in the list box when prompted. After your archived report is generated the View Archived Reports button will be displayed allowing you to immediately view the report you just archived.