Defining Windows Reporting Fields

The simplest way to define a specific Windows reporting field is to use the Browse option from the WMI Reporting Option dialog (accessed when adding a new reporting field) to scan the current system for the generic performance object on which data is collected.

Performance data is added using a series of drop-down menu options and choice buttons.

Category drop-down

Select whether you are going to check for the Performance or Non-Performance of the intended data object.

Object drop-down

Use the drop-down menu to select the WMI Object for which the performance data is to be reported. Use the vertical scroll-bar to see further options that are not initially displayed. Click on an object in the list to select it.

Counters/Instances

Depending on the chosen object you now have the ability to select individual counters and instances unique to the object type or select all (or a combination of one counter and all instances or all counters and one instance).

  1. Click Add to begin generating Performance Data on the chosen counters/instances which are listed in the data field together with their corresponding graphical color representation.
Auto-Refresh
Data can be automatically refreshed every 3 seconds, by default, by clicking the Auto-Refresh option. The period of time between refreshing can be increased or decreased as required.
  1. Once the choices have been made, highlight the entry in the WMI field data panel at the bottom of this dialog. The Select button is now enabled.
  2. Click Select to re-open the WMI Reporting Data dialog. All fields on this dialog are auto-filled with the selected WMI performance data.
  3. Click OK to add the WMI definition to the reporting fields in the selected field slot.
  4. Continue to add further WMI Reporting data as required for this system.
  5. When all the required performance data fields have been added, click Save to apply the changes to this system.

The selected fields (providing that they do not contain a null data value) are now available for inclusion in a Performance Data report for this system that can be generated using the Advanced Reporting Suite Report Designer and Web Interface components.

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