Setting default options for reports

You can set Backup Exec to display all reports in either HTML or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The default setting is HTML. The format that you select does not affect the format of the reports sent to users with the notification feature.

In addition, you can set default options for the header and footer for all custom reports.

You can do the following:

When you choose a color for the banner, you can type the numbers that correspond to the colors (RGB values), or you can select the color from a chart.

To set default options for reports

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

  2. On the Properties pane, under Settings, click Reports.

  3. Complete the following options:

    HTML

    Select this option if you want all reports to display in HTML format. This is the default setting.

    PDF

    Select this option if you want all reports to display in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

    Use company logo image file

    Check Use company logo image file if you want to use your company's logo in the header of all custom reports.

    Image file path

    If you checked Use company logo image file, type the path to the logo that you want to use in all custom reports.

    Red

    Type the number that corresponds to the value for red.

    Green

    Type the number that corresponds to the value for green.

    Blue

    Type the number that corresponds to the value for blue.

    Colors

    Click Colors to select a basic color or to create a custom color for the banner on custom reports.

    Text

    Type the text that you want to display in the footer of custom reports.

    Include time

    Check Include time if you want the footer of custom reports to include the time when the report runs.

  4. Click OK.