Using latest CE..
Just making sure I haven’t missed something in the docs and config guides.. I do not see a way to print any type of reports/PDFs.. but I do see a ../html/pdf.php which looks like it would do that.
Did I miss a page in the docs?
-Ryan
no, ignore that file. it doesn't do anything. :)
we don't do reports because not a single person who has every asked for a report has ever actually been able to articulate what would be in a report.
adam. On 2019-02-07 23:29:37, Ryan Huff via observium observium@observium.org wrote: Using latest CE..
Just making sure I haven’t missed something in the docs and config guides.. I do not see a way to print any type of reports/PDFs.. but I do see a ../html/pdf.php which looks like it would do that.
Did I miss a page in the docs?
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Well, I take that as a challenge to articulate then. I realize my silly little email changes nothing, but you did say “no one” ;)
I would think a pdf could be generated from any page where graphs appear, such as the device health page -that page of tiled graphs would look right swell on a pdf page. Throw it in as a class method for inheritance or call it as a function from the header nav.
I suppose though, for as few requests as you get for reporting, it would be quicker for me to profile the queries that generate those graphs and just create a function and pipe it to a pdf myself.
I don’t think piping actual log and alert data to PDFs would be useful, but I do think having a few pages of pretty graphs for the CEO to show how happy the toys are would be helpful.
-Ryan
On Feb 7, 2019, at 20:38, Adam Armstrong via observium <observium@observium.orgmailto:observium@observium.org> wrote:
no, ignore that file. it doesn't do anything. :)
we don't do reports because not a single person who has every asked for a report has ever actually been able to articulate what would be in a report.
adam.
On 2019-02-07 23:29:37, Ryan Huff via observium <observium@observium.orgmailto:observium@observium.org> wrote:
Using latest CE..
Just making sure I haven’t missed something in the docs and config guides.. I do not see a way to print any type of reports/PDFs.. but I do see a ../html/pdf.php which looks like it would do that.
Did I miss a page in the docs?
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I create reports on my own.
Some customers want to see e.g. availability, CPU, RAM, disk usage on a monthly basis. Other like to have port utilizations.
I download graphs from observium with wget (http://observium/graph.php?device=$d&type=$t&from=$a&to=$e&$...) put them together in simple html files and convert them with htmldoc to pdf files.
Not the smartest way but it works.
Andre
Am 08.02.19 um 02:38 schrieb Adam Armstrong via observium:
no, ignore that file. it doesn't do anything. :)
we don't do reports because not a single person who has every asked for a report has ever actually been able to articulate what would be in a report.
adam.
On 2019-02-07 23:29:37, Ryan Huff via observium observium@observium.org wrote:
Using latest CE..
Just making sure I haven’t missed something in the docs and config guides.. I do not see a way to print any type of reports/PDFs.. but I do see a ../html/pdf.php which looks like it would do that.
Did I miss a page in the docs?
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That’s better than what I did to satisfy my urgent need (which is what drove this thread originally), I just took screenshots into a Word Doc and exported PDF.
Your method would be better than that, and something I could consider as a work around I suppose. If it becomes a more regular need of mine or I’m asked to automate it, I might invest the time to make a proper plugin or one-off the code. For now though, I think it’s sorted.
Thanks mate
-Ryan
On Feb 8, 2019, at 08:25, Andre Geißler via observium <observium@observium.orgmailto:observium@observium.org> wrote:
I create reports on my own.
Some customers want to see e.g. availability, CPU, RAM, disk usage on a monthly basis. Other like to have port utilizations.
I download graphs from observium with wget (http://observium/graph.php?device=$d&type=$t&from=$a&to=$e&$...) put them together in simple html files and convert them with htmldoc to pdf files.
Not the smartest way but it works.
Andre
Am 08.02.19 um 02:38 schrieb Adam Armstrong via observium: no, ignore that file. it doesn't do anything. :)
we don't do reports because not a single person who has every asked for a report has ever actually been able to articulate what would be in a report.
adam.
On 2019-02-07 23:29:37, Ryan Huff via observium observium@observium.orgmailto:observium@observium.org wrote:
Using latest CE..
Just making sure I haven’t missed something in the docs and config guides.. I do not see a way to print any type of reports/PDFs.. but I do see a ../html/pdf.php which looks like it would do that.
Did I miss a page in the docs?
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The problem is that everyone has vastly divergent requirements, and it's super difficult to produce something which hits more than a small percentage of users.
We try to build things in a way that they don't generate unending "can you just add/change this one tiny thing..." requests, because that gets very inefficient to maintain.
I think the best way to do this stuff is for the few who need it to just build it from graphs and db data, since we don't have nearly the resources to build or maintain a configurable report generation system.
Adam.
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On 8 Feb 2019, 14:51, at 14:51, Ryan Huff via observium observium@observium.org wrote:
That’s better than what I did to satisfy my urgent need (which is what drove this thread originally), I just took screenshots into a Word Doc and exported PDF.
Your method would be better than that, and something I could consider as a work around I suppose. If it becomes a more regular need of mine or I’m asked to automate it, I might invest the time to make a proper plugin or one-off the code. For now though, I think it’s sorted.
Thanks mate
-Ryan
On Feb 8, 2019, at 08:25, Andre Geißler via observium <observium@observium.orgmailto:observium@observium.org> wrote:
I create reports on my own.
Some customers want to see e.g. availability, CPU, RAM, disk usage on a monthly basis. Other like to have port utilizations.
I download graphs from observium with wget (http://observium/graph.php?device=$d&type=$t&from=$a&to=$e&$...) put them together in simple html files and convert them with htmldoc to pdf files.
Not the smartest way but it works.
Andre
Am 08.02.19 um 02:38 schrieb Adam Armstrong via observium: no, ignore that file. it doesn't do anything. :)
we don't do reports because not a single person who has every asked for a report has ever actually been able to articulate what would be in a report.
adam.
On 2019-02-07 23:29:37, Ryan Huff via observium observium@observium.orgmailto:observium@observium.org wrote:
Using latest CE..
Just making sure I haven’t missed something in the docs and config guides.. I do not see a way to print any type of reports/PDFs.. but I do see a ../html/pdf.php which looks like it would do that.
Did I miss a page in the docs?
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You are certainly right about that Adam; everyone has a different need when it comes to reporting.
I agree, it would be very challenging to create, sustain and support a reporting function that also checked enough boxes to justify the time spent. Instead of "canned" reporting though, which is where I'd think many of the, "Ok, now can you do this.." type requests would come from, perhaps consider a report-writer function that would allow users to create their own structured queries using a GUI "search tool" that would only allow the use of query clauses and limiters that you know to work and be correct..
Anyway, just my thoughts and two unsolicited cents :). You fine humans enjoy your weekend!
Thanks,
Ryan Huff, CCDP, CCNP Cisco Certified Network and Design Professional
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The problem is that everyone has vastly divergent requirements, and it's super difficult to produce something which hits more than a small percentage of users.
We try to build things in a way that they don't generate unending "can you just add/change this one tiny thing..." requests, because that gets very inefficient to maintain.
I think the best way to do this stuff is for the few who need it to just build it from graphs and db data, since we don't have nearly the resources to build or maintain a configurable report generation system.
Adam.
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Your method would be better than that, and something I could consider as a work around I suppose. If it becomes a more regular need of mine or I’m asked to automate it, I might invest the time to make a proper plugin or one-off the code. For now though, I think it’s sorted.
Thanks mate
-Ryan
On Feb 8, 2019, at 08:25, Andre Geißler via observium <observium@observium.orgmailto:observium@observium.org> wrote:
I create reports on my own.
Some customers want to see e.g. availability, CPU, RAM, disk usage on a monthly basis. Other like to have port utilizations.
I download graphs from observium with wget (http://observium/graph.php?device=$d&type=$t&from=$a&to=$e&$...) put them together in simple html files and convert them with htmldoc to pdf files.
Not the smartest way but it works.
Andre
Am 08.02.19 um 02:38 schrieb Adam Armstrong via observium: no, ignore that file. it doesn't do anything. :)
we don't do reports because not a single person who has every asked for a report has ever actually been able to articulate what would be in a report.
adam.
On 2019-02-07 23:29:37, Ryan Huff via observium observium@observium.orgmailto:observium@observium.org wrote:
Using latest CE..
Just making sure I haven’t missed something in the docs and config guides.. I do not see a way to print any type of reports/PDFs.. but I do see a ../html/pdf.php which looks like it would do that.
Did I miss a page in the docs?
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You're welcome. Unfortunately I'm not a programmer, but can do a little bash and perl.
With some knowledge of static html I were able to build a reporting system that fits my needs.
Basically I just need to add some graphs to a html page, with some global definied properties (height, width, legend on/off, from/to timestamp or last month, 30 days...)
Maybe that could be implemented to observium with the ability to arrange the graphs, add some textboxes. Similar to the new dashboard system.
Andre
Am 08.02.19 um 15:51 schrieb Ryan Huff:
That’s better than what I did to satisfy my urgent need (which is what drove this thread originally), I just took screenshots into a Word Doc and exported PDF.
Your method would be better than that, and something I could consider as a work around I suppose. If it becomes a more regular need of mine or I’m asked to automate it, I might invest the time to make a proper plugin or one-off the code. For now though, I think it’s sorted.
Thanks mate
-Ryan
On Feb 8, 2019, at 08:25, Andre Geißler via observium <observium@observium.org mailto:observium@observium.org> wrote:
I create reports on my own.
Some customers want to see e.g. availability, CPU, RAM, disk usage on a monthly basis. Other like to have port utilizations.
I download graphs from observium with wget (http://observium/graph.php?device=$d&type=$t&from=$a&to=$e&$...) put them together in simple html files and convert them with htmldoc to pdf files.
Not the smartest way but it works.
Andre
Am 08.02.19 um 02:38 schrieb Adam Armstrong via observium:
no, ignore that file. it doesn't do anything. :)
we don't do reports because not a single person who has every asked for a report has ever actually been able to articulate what would be in a report.
adam.
On 2019-02-07 23:29:37, Ryan Huff via observium observium@observium.org wrote:
Using latest CE..
Just making sure I haven’t missed something in the docs and config guides.. I do not see a way to print any type of reports/PDFs.. but I do see a ../html/pdf.php which looks like it would do that.
Did I miss a page in the docs?
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