# Getting started: Reports

OpManager monitors your network's performance and availability to maintain maximum network uptime. It stores the monitoring information in its database and allows users to access it in the form of Reports for future analysis.

Access the Reports tab to view the different types of default reports in OpManager.

![Reports in OpManager: Reports tab](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/Reports-tab.jpg)

Under each category the reports are further categorized into different types to simplify the access of information. Overall there are more than 100 types of built-in reports.

For example, you can view in-depth details on Device availability under Availability and Response reports.

![Reports in OpManager: List of available devices](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/Device-availability-report.jpg)

The list of default reports in OpManager include:

- System
- Health and Performance
- Availability and response
- Inventory
- WAN RTT monitors
- VoIP monitors
- Virtual servers report
- Storage reports
- Forecast reports
- Nutanix reports
- WLC reports
- Meraki reports

These intuitive reports help you determine the performance of devices and interfaces up to a granular level. OpManager allows you to download a report in PDF/XLS and perform other actions such as Email a report, make a copy of a report and mark a report as favorite etc.

## Advanced options in reports

### 1. Configuring business hour rules

OpManager monitors your network 24/7 and stores all the information in the form of reports. But you may want to view the monitoring data recorded only during the business hours of your organization as it will be more relevant for analysis. However, the business hours of each organization may vary, so by [configuring the business hour rule](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/report-settings.html) in OpManager, you can generate reports only for the defined business or working hours of your company.

![Reports in OpManager: Business hour rule configuration](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/Business-hour-rule.jpg)

### 2. Scheduling a report

The [schedule report](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/schedule-reports.html) option is used to send a report to a specified email id at regular intervals. For example, a network engineer responsible for monitoring a particular network site has to send the monitoring reports every week to his manager.

To download the required reports manually and send them through email can be a tasking job, especially if there are volumes of reports.

The IT admin could use the schedule option and automate the process of sending the specified reports at regular intervals — daily, weekly or monthly. In this way you can configure to receive reports via email at regular intervals, so that you do not miss viewing the monitoring information.

You can schedule an individual report under a category. For example, you can schedule a report to view devices that have a high CPU utilization.

![Reports in OpManager: Scheduling report](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/SCHEDULE-REPORTS-1.jpg)

The other option is to use the Add Schedule Report feature and specify the report type, Time Period and other associated information and schedule a report.

![Reports in OpManager: Add schedule report credentials](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/Add-schedule-report.jpg)

### 3. Filter a report

Using the filter option, you can narrow down and view the monitoring data for a particular category. For example, the report on Device CPU utilization by default lists data for all the devices, but using the filter option, you can narrow down to particular category such as Servers, Printers etc. and view the data pertaining to that category.

![Reports in OpManager: Filter report](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/Device-CPU.jpg)

By specifying the time window or business hour, you can view the monitoring data recorded in that duration.

**Custom reports**

Apart from the default reports, you can also create customized reports that cover only particular data. You can create user-defined reports in OpManager using the following features.

- Advanced reports
- Report builder

**Advanced Report**

The [advanced report feature](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/advanced-report.html) in OpManager allows you to specify the criteria such as module, monitors involved and and creates the report only with the data that you require. For example, you can create a report covering monitoring information of devices belonging to a particular Device type.

![Reports in OpManager: Advanced report](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/ADV-REPORTS.jpg)

**Generate report using report builder**

OpManager also has the Report Builder option, which enables you to [generate a report](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/report-builder.html) from the inventory page of devices and interfaces.

![Reports in OpManager: Report generation using report builder](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/Gen-reports.jpg)

You can create a report either in tabular or graphical format by specifying the monitors, the set of devices (or interfaces, if you create a report from the interface inventory) and the time period for which a report will be generated. These reports will be stored in OpManager's database and can be accessed under Integrated reports. (Reports --> Integrated Reports)

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