Working with Report Output

When you run a Report (see Running a Report), TLC queries the database specified by the Report and presents the output (see Figure 63).

With the Report Toolbar, you can work with the output of the Report (see Table 124). The title in the output is either the name of the Report TaskA type of Search TaskA type of TaskCreated and configured in the Task Manager, a Task queries Events, Hosts, or Scanner Events in an Event-Management Database to perform an operation. Types of Tasks include Layout-Panel, Administrative, and Search Tasks. that performs a query of data in an Event1. Either a log message that a Manager has standardized (i.e. normalized) for use by TLC (a.k.a. Normalized Messages), or an event or vulnerability imported from a scanner. 2. An 'event message' collected from a Log Source.-Management Database. Types of Search Tasks include List, Graph, and Report Tasks. that queries an Event-Management Database and compiles the results in a PDF report file. or the Tripwire-defined Report that generated the output.

To change the Report's title in the output:

1.

Double-click the title.

2.

Edit the title and click Change.

To change the default logo displayed in the upper-right corner of Report output:

1.

Create a 190 x 48 pixel JPG file for the logo with the following name:

report-logo.jpg

2.

To make the JPG file the default logo in the output of Reports assigned to Scheduled Tasks (see Working with the Task Scheduler), save the JPG file in your TLC Manager installation directory. The default path is:

Program Files\Tripwire\Tripwire Log Center Manager

3.

To make the JPG file the default logo in all other Report output, save the JPG file in your TLC Console1. Tripwire Log Center Console is the software for the TLC graphic user interface (GUI), or 2. The Tripwire Log Center GUI. Through the TLC Console, you can configure TLC, oversee your TLC environment, and manage log and event data. installation directory. The default path is:

Program Files\Tripwire\Tripwire Log Center Console

To change the logo in all output generated by a specific Report Task:

1.

Create a 190 x 48 pixel JPG file for the logo.

2.

Save the JPG file in your TLC Console and TLC Manager installation directories (see default paths above).

3.

In the Task Manager, open the Advanced Options tab for the Report Task (see Working with the Task Manager).

4.

In the Report logo field, enter the name of the JPG file and clickSave.

Figure 63.  Example of Report output

Table 124. Button groups in the Report Toolbar

Button Group	Button Descriptions
Print	Print. Opens the Print dialog. Quick Print. Prints the output with your default printer settings. Options. Disabled. Parameters. Disabled.
Page Setup	Header/Footer. Disabled. Scale. Adjusts the scale of the output. Margins. Adjusts the page margins for the output. Size. Adjusts the page size for the output.
Navigation	Find. Opens the Find dialog to search for content in the output. Document Map. Opens a structural view of the document. First, Previous, Next, and Last Page. Use these controls to scroll through the pages in the output.
Zoom	Contains tools to magnify and adjust the current view of the output.
Page Background	Background Color. Changes the color of the pages in the output. Watermark. Adds a watermark to the pages in the output.
Export	Export To. Presents a list of formats for files to which you can export the output. E-Mail As. Sends the output as an attachment in an email message to specified recipients.
Document	Open. Click to open a saved file containing the output of a Report. Save. Saves the output to a file in .prnx format.