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Contents
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.4

Using Report Browser ...........................................................................4

Browse Reports created with Report Builder ...........................................4
Viewing the report description ..................................................................5
Demo Report Exercises ...........................................................................6
Visualisation Examples ............................................................................6
Miscellaneous exercises ..........................................................................7
Closing the Report Browser .....................................................................8

Further Reading......................................................................................9

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Using Report Browser

Start the Report Browser (e.g. using NetAct start page). Fill in User and
Password provided by the trainer.
Open the Root report folder. What happens if you click on a folder
symbol in the report tree?
Solution

Can you see the contents of Reports? What would be the contents and
where can you see it?
Solution

How can you change the structure of the report tree? Which tool do you
have to use?
Solution

1.1

Browse Reports created with Report Builder

Search for the report(s) you created previously with Report Builder. Click
on one of your reports and wait for the result
Solution

Is there a Time Period Selection window visible in the upper part of the
Report Tree? Why is it visible/not visible?

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Solution

Make a copy of your report in Report Builder and change the time frame
of the copied report to absolute (resp. to relative, if it has been absolute
already). Check the result in Report Browser.
Solution

What is the meaning of the Original value in the Time Period Selection
window?
Solution

Which possibilities for the reporting period exist for this report?
Solution

Now find a reporting period showing results in the Data View of the
report. What does the axis of abscissa (x-axis) represent?
Solution

How does the axis of abscissa change if you select another reporting
interval? Explain your answer.
Solution

1.2

Viewing the report description

Open now the report description of your report in Report Browser. How
can you view the SQL query of the report?

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Solution
Result

Name the view of the table containing measurement data of the Traffic
Measurement used in this report.
Solution
Result

Which part of the SQL query changes if you select another reporting
time in report generation?
Solution

1.3

Demo Report Exercises

1.3.1

Visualisation Examples
Search a report showing a primary and a secondary Y-Axis. What is the
sense of having these two different ones?
Solution
Result

Search for a report where stacking is used. What is the purpose resp.
the advantage of a stacked report?
Solution
Result

Search for reports showing grouped bars and multiple pie charts? What
different interpretation possibilities do the offer?
Solution
Result

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Search for different TOP N reports? What do they tell you?

Solution
Result

What is the difference between the reports showing the Columns and
the Rows table layouts?
Solution
Result

In which aspect is the Matrix (2*2) report a combination between the

Columns and Rows reports?
Solution
Result

What is the result of enabling the Time Ser Support (TSS)?

Solution
Result

1.3.2

Miscellaneous exercises
Hint! For the following exercises, it might be necessary to use also
Report Builder.
Which is the highest number of average (Demo Suite-) BSCConnections you find in the testbed? At which day and at which BSC did
these connections appear
Solution

The Multiple Pie Chart report visualises two values. Which PIs do
these values represent?
Solution

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1.4

Closing the Report Browser

Logout of Report Browser and close the application.
Solution
Result

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Further Reading
Report Browser Help (Online Document)

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