# Enable Reports

Using this option, you can generate reports with additional performance metrics for selected resource(s) / monitor(s) apart from the already available performance metrics.

## To Enable Reports

**Note:** In an Enterprise setup, the **Enable Reports** option is available only in the Probe Server. It cannot be enabled from the Central Server.

1. Click on the **Settings** tab.
2. Click on **Enable Reports** under **Reporting**.

Now you can configure **Custom Monitors** and **Downtime Summary Report** by following the steps below.

## Custom Monitors

1. Under **Custom Reports** tab, you will be able to select the required resource and associated performance metrics.
2. Select the checkbox beside the performance metric that needs to be included in the reports.
3. Click **Save** button below, and the selected performance metric will be added automatically to your reports and to your scheduled reports.

## Downtime Summary Report

**Note:**

- In an Enterprise setup, the **Downtime Summary Report** is available only in the Central Server and is not supported in the Probe Server.
- The **Downtime Summary Report** settings page can be accessed from the **Reports** tab in the Central Server.

1. The **Downtime Summary Report** is enabled by default.
2. This option sends out a downtime summary for all resources that are monitored. The email will be sent in HTML format to the specified email ID.
3. To configure new email action, click **New Action** and provide the email address and click **Save**.
4. This report will provide you with the **top 20** downtime summary of all individual monitors.
5. To disable the Downtime Summary Report, select the status as **Disable** under **Reports** → **Enable Reports** → **Downtime Summary Report**.
6. Downtime Summary Report can also be enabled from the **Schedule Reports page**. For this, go to **Settings → Schedule Reports page → Schedule Reports details**, set **Report type** to **Downtime Summary Report**, and provide the required details.

## Alternate method to Enable Reports

You can also access the Enable Reports settings directly from the Reports tab using the following steps.

1. Click on **Reports** tab.
2. You can enable reports by clicking on the **Enable Reports** link above the **Monitor Group**.
3. Follow the steps prescribed above to select the required attributes.
4. If email actions are already configured, select the email to which the reports need to be sent else you can configure a new email action.
5. Click **Save** to create the reports schedule.

**Note:** Applications Manager does not support the Report enabling option for string attributes.