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[Networker] Backup Advisor Reporting - sizing issue

2008-10-22 01:41:17
Subject: [Networker] Backup Advisor Reporting - sizing issue
From: Miles <networker-forum AT BACKUPCENTRAL DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:38:47 -0400
Miles wrote:
> Well i installed EMCs Backup Advisor and have organised the desired report. 
> But now i am trying to convert the default GB column into MBs. I need to do 
> this as my backups vary between KBs, MBs and GBs. When backup advisor reports 
> with its defult settings in GBs it lists the backup as 0GB if the backup is 
> under 1GB, but anything larger is listed as shown in networker. Any help will 
> be much appreciated  :) 
> 
> Thanks,
> - Miles



> Miles, 
> 
> i cant confirm this, as we are re-installing EBA, and moving to a 
> different database ... but I believe that you can change the scale for 
> individual fields in a report by 
> 
> 1. open the report 
> 2. in the top left hand corner of the report is a small triangle 
> pointing down, click on it 
> this should give you a toolbar to manipulate the way the report 
> looks 
> 3. the 4th icon from the left (a big yellow cylinder - label is "Table 
> Data") click on it 
> 4. this should list all of the fields in the report, you can change 
> whether a field is displayed, its allignment, and the two that you would 
> be looking for would be unit and scale to, i think that all you should 
> have to do is change the scale to KB or MB ... 
> 5. once you have made the change and the report looks good, when you 
> close the report window it will tell you that you have changed the view 
> and do you want to save it, if you want to make the change permenant 
> then select yes 
> 
> hope that this helps 
> 


Mat (matharvest) that is exactly what i needed to do to change that column from 
GBs (defult) to KBs and MBs.

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