<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: View and Run Reports

Report for

Define the time span covered by the report. Choose between:

• Current Period: Use monitoring data of the current period. The actual time span depends on the report period type defined in the report's settings. It can be today, this week, this month, or this year.
• Previous Period: Use monitoring data of the last period. The actual time span depends on the report period type defined in the report's settings. It can be yesterday, last week, last month, or last year.
• Select a Period: Use monitoring data of a period other than current or previous. Select below.
• Select Date Range Manually: Define a custom time span for the monitoring data that will be used. Set start and end date below.

Date Range

This selection is only visible if you enable the period option above. From the list, select a data range for which PRTG will generate the report. The shown time spans depend on the available monitoring data and on the report period type defined in the report's settings. It can be days, weeks, months, or years.

Start Date

This selection is only visible if you enable the date range option above. Define the begin of the time span for which PRTG will generate the report. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. Make sure you define a valid period.

End Date

This selection is only visible if you enable the date range option above. Define the end of the time span for which PRTG will generate the report. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. Make sure you define a valid period.

Quick Range

This selection is only visible if you enable the date range option above. Choose between different pre-defined ranges by simply clicking the desired range. Each click changes the Start and End Date fields above accordingly.

File Format and Delivery

Define how you want to view the report. Choose between:

• View Report as HTML: Directly view the report in your web browser. PRTG loads it in a new browser window or tab.
• Create and store PDF and data files (available for templates with data tables): Create a PDF file and, depending on the Data Files settings of the report, CSV and XML files of the report and store them. Once finished, you will find it in the Stored Reports tab and a ToDo ticket will be created. By default, PRTG sends out a notification email to the administrator in this case.
• Create PDF and data files (available for templates with data tables), store them, and send by email: Create a PDF file and CSV and XML files of the report, store the files, and send them via email once finished.

CSV and XML data files are only generated for report templates that include data tables.
 

To create PDF files, ensure the print spooler service is running on the system with your PRTG server.
 

Certain special characters, for example, 4-byte unicode characters, may not be displayed correctly in PDF reports. As workaround, generate an HTML report and save it as PDF.
 

For large PDF reports, PRTG automatically splits the output into separate files to avoid huge PDF files. You can change the number of sensors that PRTG includes into each PDF file by editing the report templates manually. For details, see this Knowledge Base article: Can I change the number of PDFs created by a report?

Target Email Address

This setting is only available if you define above to send the report by email. Enter a valid email address to which PRTG will send the report.

You can change the configuration for outgoing emails in the System Administration—Notification Delivery settings.

Compression

This setting is only available if you define above to send the report by email. Define if you want to compress the attached report files before sending. Choose between:

• Send files uncompressed: PRTG will not compress the report files before they are sent by email but send the files in their original size.
• Send all in one ZIP file: PRTG will compress the report files to a ZIP file before they are sent by email.