Adding The Report Definitions - Novell SENTINEL LOG MANAGER 1.0.0.5 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 03-31-2010 Administration Manual

2 Download the Collector Pack Extractor from the
support.novell.com/products/sentinel/sentinel61.html)
3 Copy the
4 Execute the jar by using either of the following steps:
On Windows: Double click the jar (if the java environment is properly configured)
On Linux: Run the command
5 For each Collector Pack a new directory is created with the same base name of the collector.
The newly created directory contains:
jasperreports: This is a sub directory that contains all the extracted Sentinel Log
Manager reports.
instructions.txt: (Optional) This is a text file that contains the required instructions to
configure event source.
This directory can also contain additional files that are required for event source configuration.
6 To proceed with event source configuration, follow the instructions provided in
"Launching Event Source Management," on page
7 If any additional steps are needed for event source configuration, follow the steps given in the
instructions.txt
page 98.

6.6 Adding the Report Definitions

Additional report plug-ins (special
the metadata and resources used by the report) can be uploaded into the Sentinel Log Manager. Both
JasperReport type plug-ins and Search type plug-ins can also be uploaded.
You can modify or write reports by using JasperForge iReport, which is a graphical report designer
for JasperReports. iReport is an open source report development tool that is available for download
from JasperForge.org (http://jasperforge.org/plugins/project/project_home.php?group_id=83)
the time of this publication).
New or modified reports can include additional database fields that are not presented in the Sentinel
Log Manager interface. They must adhere to the file and format requirements of the report plug-ins.
For more information about database fields and file and format requirements for report plug-ins, see
the Sentinel SDK Web site (http://developer.novell.com/wiki/
index.php?title=Develop_to_Sentinel).
Use the following procedure to add or upload a report:
1 Click the more drop-down list in the Report Viewer pane and select Upload.
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file to the same directory.
cpextractor.jar
file. Otherwise, to add a report, see
.zip
Sentinel Content Web site (http://
that is available under the Utilities tab.
java -jar cpextractor.jar
57.
"Adding the Report Definitions" on
or files that include the report definition other than
.rpz
.
Section 4.3.1,
(as of