Publishing HTML Reports

By default, any reports you save in HTML format are stored in subdirectories of the Program Files\Microsoft Operations Manager 2000\Event\Reports folder on the local computer. The navigation file, Default.htm, that allows you to access the reports you save in HTML format is also stored in this folder. You can use the Default.htm file to quickly view a report on the local computer without launching MOM Reporting. You can also change where these files are stored. For more information, see Setting Options for Saving HTML Reports.

You can also make HTML-formatted reports available through the Web Console and the MOM Administrator Console. Simply save the reports in HTML format to the Reports folder on the computer with both the Web Console server and MOM Reporting installed. For more information, see Making Reports Available in the MOM Administrator Console and Web Console.

To publish HTML reports:

1. Set the options for saving HTML reports to identify the correct location to save the generated reports. The folder you specify should have the default MOM Reporting navigation and style files. By default, the setup program installs these files in the Program Files\Microsoft Operations Manager 2000\Event\Reports folder. If you specify the Reports folder on the computer with both the Web Console server and MOM Reporting installed, the published reports will be available through the Web Console and the MOM Administrator Console.
2. • If you are publishing HTML reports to view outside the Web Console or MOM Administrator Console, complete the following steps:
     1. Grant Read permissions for the appropriate users on the folder where you will publish the reports.
     2. If the computer has Microsoft IIS installed, you can create a virtual directory for the folder where the Default.htm file and the other report files are stored. For more information about creating a virtual directory, see the IIS documentation.
     3. If the computer does not have IIS installed, you can create a share for the folder where the Default.htm file and the other report files are stored.
3. Save the desired reports in HTML format. For more information, see Automating Report Generation or Viewing or Printing Multiple Reports.
4. Tell the users how to access the Default.htm file for the reports you saved as HTML. For more information, see Viewing or Printing Published Web Reports