Export Data

This section explains how to export group/check data from Network Eagle to other formats.

• Exporting group/check data to XML
  This article explains how you can export group/check data to the XML format. You can export all the check properties and related information to use it anywhere else.
• Exporting group/check data to HTML
  This article explains how you can export group/check data to the HTML format. After exporting check data to HTML, you will get a small static HTML site with all the information about your groups and checks.
• Exporting group/check data automatically
  This article explains how you can export group/check data to the HTML/XML format automatically at certain time intervals. Also, you can execute custom operations (applications or batch files) before and after exporting.

Export data to XML

General information

Exporting to the XML format is a special feature in Network Eagle Monitor allowing you to easily transform the information about checks/alerts/dependencies into any suitable format. XML is an abbreviation of the Extensible Markup Language. XML is playing an increasingly important role in exchanging a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere.

Using

Exporting to XML can be accessed with the help of the menu File/Export/As AML. Select this menu item. You will be asked to select classes of data to be exported. After you click OK, you will be asked about the location of the file where you want to place the generated XML. After you select a valid file location, the XML content with the information about all groups/checks in Network Eagle Monitor will be generated. The generation process will take one or two seconds.

Exporting data to HTML

General information

Exporting to the HTML format is a special feature allowing the user to export the currently opened check file to the HTML format. The following information will be exported:

• Groups.
• Group hierarchy.
• Checks
• Information about the states and statuses of checks.
• General check properties.
• Short alert description.

As a result, a static HTML site with all the information mentioned above, will be generated. You can easily use this site under the control of any web server in order to publish data on the web or send it by e-mail, for example.

Using

Exporting to HTML can be accessed with the help of the menu File/Export/As HTML. Select this menu item. You will be asked about the directory where you want to place the generated HMTL, CSS and image files. As soon as the directory is selected, the site will be generated. The entire process will take about one or two seconds.

Exporting data automatically as HTML/XML

General information

The 'Automatic export' dialog box allows you to enable/disable exporting data automaically to files of the XML and HTML formats. It also allows you to change the export settings and specify external applications or commands to be launched before or after exporting.

Using

Automatic export is performed at preset time intervals and can be used together with a web server for the administrator to control the state of checks via the Internet. You can access the settings from the menu File->Export->Generate Automatically.

Use the corresponding dialog box to specify a file for exporting to the XML format or a directory for the HTML format and the time interval to export data at.

You can also specify commands to be executed before and/or after exporting. The settings allow you to launch programs without creating the console for MS-DOS applications or batch files and with a hidden main window for Windows programs, but you have to be careful since in this case it is impossible for the program to interact with the user. For example, if the launched program asks the user for confirmation, the user will not see it, thus the program will be waiting for the confirmation from the user infinitely. At the same time, Network Eagle waits for the program termination not more than 1 minute. After that it continues its work.