Media Management Media Information Report

The Media Information Report provides detailed information about the media used across a selection of CommCells. This report can be generated immediately or scheduled to run at a specific time.

Filter Options

Four filters are available for this report, each described below:

Media Selection

This filter provides criteria options from which the report will obtain media information.

• The Display Options section provides the facility to choose how the media will be grouped and sorted. Media can be grouped by one of four entities:
  • Container

    When selected, all media will be grouped by the source container. Media that are not associated with a container will be listed as Not Available in the Container row of the Aggregated Media Information section.

  • Library

    When selected, all media will be grouped by the source library.

  • Location

    When selected, all media will be grouped by the source location. If the Include Media Inside the Library or Include Media Outside the Library options are selected, the report will indicate that status in the Location column. Media that are not associated with a location will be listed as Not Available in the Location row of the Aggregated Media Information section.

  • Storage Policy/Group Name

    When selected, all media will be grouped by the source storage policy or group name. Media that are not associated with a storage policy or group will be listed as Not Available in the Storage Policy/Group Name row of the Aggregated Media Information section.

  In addition to the aforementioned entities, several additional options are available:

  • The Include Media Inside the Library or Include Media Outside the Library options, when selected, display media inside or outside the assigned library as appropriate.
  • The Include Media Details option, when selected, displays comprehensive information on all media satisfying the filter criteria in the Detailed Media Information section.
• The Media Status section provides the facility to select any combination of media states to include in the report, including:
  • All

    Select this option to include all media status.

  • Active

    Select this option to include active media.

  • Bad

    Select this option to include media marked as bad.

  • Overwrite Protected

    Select this option to include media with overwrite protection.

  • Full

    Select this option to include media marked as full.

  • Retired

    Select this option to include retired media.

  • Foreign

    Select this option to include foreign media.

  • Spare

    Select this option to include spare media.

  • Cleaning

    Select this option to include cleaning media.

  • Read Only

    Select this option to include media marked as read only.

  • Appendable

    Select this option to include appendable media.

  In addition to the individual status options, you can also further refine the results to Include Media with Errors Only. Additionally, if the Prevent Export option is selected, two additional columns -- Prevent Export and Exportable Time -- will be available. The Prevent Export column will display yes or no for each media indicating whether the media has been set to prevent export. The Exportable Time column indicates the point-in-time when an export operation is allowed to take place.

Time Range Selection

This filter provides the facility to select specific time criteria from which the report will obtain media information.

Entity Selection

This filter provides the facility to select one or more CommCells and CommCell entities from which the report will obtain media information. In addition to selecting individual entities from the expandable tree nodes, you can also choose to include all libraries, locations, storage policy copies, and media repositories within the CommNet domain.

Column Selection

This filter provides the facility to select the columns to be displayed in the report. The default columns available for selection will depend on the chosen Group By option in the Display Options section.

Report Details

When generated, the Media Information Report displays 2 types of information:

• Aggregated Media Information
• Detailed Media Information

These results are described in the following sections.

Aggregated Media Information

This section provides a high-level status of the entity in the Media Selection filter. Each entity in this table can be double-clicked to view complete details about all media accounted for, such as the media's location, the status of each media, etc.

Detailed Media Information

If the Include Media Details option was selected in the Media Selection filter, this section will provide specific details about each media counted in the Aggregated Media Information section, including the media's bar code, library, location, etc.

The information presented in this section is cumulative, encompassing all media that satisfy the criteria established in the report filter.

NOTES

• You can sort within columns by clicking the column title, which provides an easy way to collect similar information together.
• If you want to view additional columns not selected in the Columns filter when the report was originally generated, you can add additional available columns by right-clicking on any row in the report and selecting View.