Cisco Cisco FirePOWER Appliance 8130
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 44 Working with Reports
Using Report Templates
The following table lists the valid input parameters that can be used in different areas within the Report
Templates page.
Templates page.
User-Defined Input Parameters
License:
Any
You can create your own input parameters to supply as constraints in section searches. Constraining a
search with an input parameter instructs the system to collect a value at generation time from the person
who requests the report. In this way, you can dynamically tailor a report at generation time to show a
particular subset of data without changing the template. For example, you can provide an input parameter
for the
search with an input parameter instructs the system to collect a value at generation time from the person
who requests the report. In this way, you can dynamically tailor a report at generation time to show a
particular subset of data without changing the template. For example, you can provide an input parameter
for the
Destination IP
field of a report section’s search. Then, when you generate the report, you can type
the IP network segment for a particular department to get data for that department only.
Tip
You can also type
*
in an input parameter field, with the effect of ignoring the constraint.
You can also define string-type input parameters to add dynamic text in certain fields of your report, such
as in emails (subject or body), report file names, and text sections. You can personalize reports for
different departments, with customized report file names, email addresses, and email messages, using
the same template for all.
as in emails (subject or body), report file names, and text sections. You can personalize reports for
different departments, with customized report file names, email addresses, and email messages, using
the same template for all.
Each input parameter you define has a name and a type. The following table describes the parameter
types.
types.
$<Time Window>
The time window currently applied to the report section
$<Constraints>
The search constraints currently applied to the report section
Table 44-4
Predefined Input Parameters (continued)
Insert this parameter...
...to include this information in your template:
Table 44-5
Predefined Input Parameter Usage
Parameter
Report
Template Cover
Page
Template Cover
Page
Report
Template
Report Title
Template
Report Title
Report
Template
Section
Description
Template
Section
Description
Report
Template Text
Section
Template Text
Section
Generate
Report File
Name
Report File
Name
Generate
Report Email
Subject, Body
Report Email
Subject, Body
$<Logo>
yes
no
no
no
no
no
$<Report Title>
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
$<Time>
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
$<Month>
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
$<Year>
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
$<System Name>
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
$<Model Number>
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
$<Time Window>
no
no
yes
no
no
no
$<Constraints>
no
no
yes
no
no
no