Create an object counts report

The object counts report displays information about objects for a specific time.

  1. In the client interface, click Reports.
    The Report Designer opens in a browser.
  2. Log in to the Report Designer.
  3. Click New Report.
  4. Type a name for the report.
  5. In the Report Type list, select Object Counts.
  6. To allow other users to run the report, select Allow other users to run this report.
  7. Click OK.
  8. In the Cameras section, perform the following tasks to add the cameras that provide information for the report:
    1. Click Add Cameras.
    2. Select one or more cameras.
      You can search for cameras by camera name.
    3. Click OK.
  9. In the Date Range section, perform the following tasks to determine the data that the report includes:
    1. In the Start including data from section, define the start of the data.
    2. In the Stop including data after section, define the end of the data.
    3. To use data from a specific time range from each day, select Use custom time range for data collection and specify the time range.
  10. In the Schedule section, perform the following tasks to determine when the report runs and what information is contains:
    1. Select whether to run the report manually or on a schedule.
    2. If you select to run the report on a schedule, set the schedule.
    3. Specify the time from which to collect data for the report.
      You can set a relative time based on the report or select specific times.
    4. Select how to group the data.
  11. In the Distribution section, perform the following tasks to determine how Symphony distributes reports:
    1. To send the report attached to an email, select Send report in email, specify the email addresses of the recipients, and select the file formats for the reports.
    2. To save the report as a file, specify the path, define the file name, and select the file formats.
  12. In the Graph section, perform the following tasks to determine the appearance of the graph in the report:
    1. In the Default Graph list, select the alarm type to display.
    2. In the Graph Type list, select whether the graph is a line or bar graph.
    3. In the Graph Size list, select the size of the graph.
  13. In the Table Layout section, perform the following tasks to determine the appearance of the table in the report:
    1. In the Columns list, select the information that will appear in the columns of the report.
    2. In the Grouping section, select how the information is grouped in the report.
    3. In the Sorting section, select how the information is sorted in the report.
  14. Click Save.