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Section 8: CorreLog Reporting
CorreLog includes a comprehensive reporting facility, which will automatically
create reports that summarize message data. Various types of reports exist,
ranging from ad hoc reporting by the "Query" function, Audit reports suitable for
review by auditors and analysts, and Microsoft Excel reports that automatically
populate spreadsheets with data.
Reports operate in a different fashion from correlation items as follows: Reports
are generally launched as background processes once each day at midnight (or
on demand.) The reports document the state of the message data and system at
the time the report was generated. Although similar to the correlation items
discussed previously, reports are different in that they are not real-time and
instantaneous. The reports refer to the statistics that existed at the specific time
the report was generated.
Report screens provide "Job Control", that is the reports run in background, and
once a report is launched the operator can leave the reporting screen and check
back at a later time to see the results. The operator can terminate a running
report, and can obtain status on the report progress.
As a special option, CorreLog will publish reports using RSS (Real Simple
Syndication) protocol. An end-user can configure an RSS News Aggregators,
such as the "FeedDemon" aggregator, to connect to the CorreLog server, and
automatically download and archive new reports. These RSS aggregators greatly
expand the ability to collect and use report data, including the ability to configure
watches, and notifications when new reports arrive.
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