Understanding Analysis

The Analysis tab allows for historical reporting. Historical and vulnerability reports are published on a web server, these run directly against the database and they appear on the Analysis and Advisor tabs on the Navigator bar.

Analysis also provides Offline Query and Crystal reports to view pre-defined reports. In Offline Query you can save and generate the queries offline. This helps in optimizing network usage as it relieves network from heavy processing when similar queries are triggered. Offline Query helps you in ad hoc reporting and with Crystal Report you can view predefined reports. You may also customize reports to meet your requirements.

NOTE: Sentinel is integrated with Crystal Reports® to generate and display reports. The administrator must configure the location of the Crystal Enterprise Server that publishes reports in the Reporting Configuration window of the Admin tab. The navigator window on the Analysis tab shows a list of available reports.

In order to run the report templates, you need to have Crystal Reports Enterprise Edition installed and have your Sentinel Control Center configured to access that server. For more information, see Crystal Reports for Windows or Crystal Reports for Linux in Sentinel 6.0 Installation Guide.

 

NOTE: You must have the proper permission to use Analysis tab. If this permission is not assigned, Analysis tab is not displayed.