Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 User Guide

734347 Rev B 

Introducing Report Writer 3.5 

1-3 

Using Report Writer, you can access several reports that are categorized into three 
types: 



 

DNCS Database Reports—collect data only from the DNCS database 



 

SNMP Poll Reports—poll DHCTs for information using SNMP (Simple Network 
Management Protocol) 



 

DNCS System Reports—collect system information from the DNCS server 

If you do not see data that you expect in a particular report, refer to the description 
for that report. It is possible that some filtering has been applied by the report that 
caused the expected data to be excluded.  

Each DHCT stored in the DNCS database has an associated administrative status, 
assigned through the Business Operations Support System (BOSS) Application 
Programming Interface (API). The administrative status can be set by the billing 
systems or through the DNCS Administrative Console. The following table lists the 
four DHCT administrative status states:  



 

Out of Service 



 

Deployment 



 

In Service-One Way 



 

In Service-Two Way 

Note:  A DHCT whose upstream plant is not two-way mode capable will not 
function in two-way mode, even though its administrative status has been set to 
In Service-Two Way.