Analysis Tab7153novdocx (en) 7 January 20107Analysis Tab Section 7.1, “Understanding Analysis,” on page 153 Section 7.2, “Introduction to the User Interface,” on page 153 Section 7.3, “Offline Query,” on page 1567.1 Understanding AnalysisThe Analysis tab allows historical reporting. Historical and vulnerability reports are published on aWeb Server, these run directly against the database and they appear on the Analysis and Advisortabs on the Navigator pane.Analysis tab also provides Offline Query and Crystal Reports ServerTM to view pre-defined reports.In Offline Query you can save and generate the queries offline. This helps in optimizing networkusage as it relieves network from heavy processing when similar queries are triggered. OfflineQuery helps you in ad hoc reporting and with Crystal Reports Server you can view predefinedreports. You can also customize reports to meet your requirements.NOTE: Sentinel is integrated with Crystal Reports Server to generate and display reports. Theadministrator must configure the location of the Crystal Reports Server that publishes reports in theCrystal Report Configuration window of the Admin tab. The Navigator window on the Analysis tabshows a list of available reports.In order to run the report templates, you must have Crystal Reports Server Edition installed and yourSentinel Control Center configured to access that server. For more information, see “Crystal Reportsfor Windows” or “Crystal Reports for Linux” in Sentinel 6.1 Installation Guide.NOTE: You must have proper permissions to use Analysis tab. If this permission is not assigned,Analysis tab is not displayed.7.2 Introduction to the User InterfaceIn Analysis, you can see the Create Reports and Offline Queries options.You can navigate to these functions from:Table 7-1 Analysis Tab -User InterfaceThe Analysis menu in the Menu Bar
