35.0 Generating a Report in CSV and PDF Format

By default, Sentinel generates reports in either CSV or PDF format. You can also generate reports in both CSV and PDF formats by making additional configurations to the Sentinel server.

To generate a report in CSV format:

  1. Log in to the Sentinel server as novell user.

  2. Change to the /etc/opt/novell/sentinel/config directory:

    cd /etc/opt/novell/sentinel/config/

  3. Open the obj-component.JasperReportingComponent.properties file for editing:

                vi obj-component.JasperReportingComponent.properties

  4. Edit the following entries:

    • reporting.csv.enable=true

    • reporting.csv.outputdir=<the directory where the reports must be stored>

      The novell user must have read/write permissions on the specified directory.

  5. (Conditional) To email both the CSV and PDF format of the report, edit the following entry:

    reporting.csv.email=true

  6. Restart the Sentinel server.

When you generate a report, it is stored in the CSV format in the directory specified in the reporting.csv.outputdir attribute.