Action Activity Log (Remote)
Action Activity Log (Remote) report reveals the n most recent actions recorded for the activity log. This report is useful for quick access to the most recent actions, triggers, and last recorded activities on your network.
- . Source of the action or event. Click to bring up Device Status report.
- . Date and time of event.
- . Name of the action.
- . Trigger for the action Click a trigger to open the State Change Timeline.
Generate a report
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Choose the remote WhatsUp Gold environment that logged the activity.
Select WhatsUp Gold environment
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Purpose
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Select environment. ![WUG_ENV](43843.png)
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Choose an observation point from the list of configured WhatsUp Gold environments.
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Choose one or more host devices you want Action Activity Log (Remote) measurements for.
Use the Select Device dialog for one of the following:
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Purpose
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Device ![](41713.png)
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Browse and choose a single device.
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Single Interface ![](41714.png)
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Choose an interface on a device.
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Device Group ![](41715.png)
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Choose an existing group of one or more devices. You can also create custom or dynamic groups.
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: You can organize devices into custom or dynamic groups. For more information, see Grouping Devices.
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) Choose times for the Action Activity Log (Remote). (For recently observed measurements, select from the Date Range
drop down list.)
Choose time constraints for data view
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Purpose
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Date Range ![DateRange](41677.png)
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Choose or define an overall date range.
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Business hours ![BusinessHours](41679.png)
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- Focus on specific days of the week and periods within each day.
- Reveal trends that are sensitive to business hours, time zones, and other periodic attributes in the observed data.
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Sort and remove columns, group rows based on specific column values, and remove unwanted information from the table.
Filter and pick by column
Click a report heading
and use the following from the drop down list:
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Purpose
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Sort. ![](41693.png)
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Sort column in ascending or descending order.
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Columns. ![](41690.png)
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Pick the columns you want to view. Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.
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Group by this field.![](41691.png)
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Group table into collapsible rows wherever the current column contains identical data ("field") values.
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Filters.
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Provide a keyword to view only rows that contain the keyword for this column.
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Fine tune report presentation and range of values displayed using the Report Settings
dialog (optional).
Specify threshold and top n:
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Purpose
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Show Top n Items
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Limit items to the samples with the highest (or lowest) utilization.
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Threshold Type
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Switch between minimum or maximum mode for cutoff values for the ranked list.
- At or Over. Show peak usage period. (Utilization percentage equal to or greater than Threshold.)
- At or Under. Show usage periods where resources are unused or possibly down. (Utilization percentage equal to or less than Threshold.)
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Threshold (percent)
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Baseline value used to trim ranked device list based on peak or subpeak capacity when returning the Top n.
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Chart and visualize data over time (single device
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Charting and visualization is available when you select a single device.
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Purpose
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Display Options
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Present data as a chart, a table grid, or both.
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Chart Type
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- Gauge charts. Available when you select a Date Range of
. - Time series. Available when you select a Date Range interval (
, for example). - Line/Area. Scatter graph that connects adjacent measurements with straight lines.
- Spline/Area Spline. Choose a graph with a smoothed appearance where adjacent samples exhibit a gradual slope.
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Chart Options
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- Legend, Grid Lines, Range Selector. Include legend, grid lines, and range selector for readability.
- Trend Lines. Present data with a smoothed average to show trend.
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: Trend lines represent a moving average that can be compared with line and area graphs to reveal peak and sub peak intervals, periods of burstiness, latency, and interruption.
Share, export, and save as PDF
Most generated Action Activity Log (Remote) report data can be printed, shared, and exported when selecting (
) from the Dashboard Options (
) menu. After the report has been expanded, select export (
) to access the following options: