Editing a Custom View

The changes you make to a view are not automatically saved. You can use this procedure to save a predefined view as a new Custom view.

To save a new view with changes:

1. Right-click the results of the view and select Properties.

   Note - For some of the views, this option is View Properties or Query Properties.

2. Add or remove fields and other options for the view.
3. Click OK.
4. For some of the views, select the gateway.
5. In the Results toolbar, click the Save View to Tree button.
6. In the window that opens, enter a name for the new view.
7. Click Save.

Creating a Custom Gateway Status View

To create a custom Gateway status view:

1. In the Tree, right-click Custom and select New Gateways View.

   The Gateway Properties window opens.

2. In Select available fields from, select the source of the data.
3. In Available fields, double-click the data to add to SmartView Monitor.
4. Open the Filter Gateways tab to remove gateways from the results of this view.
5. Click OK.
6. Right-click the new Custom view and select Rename.
7. Enter a name for the view.

Creating a Custom Traffic View

To creating a custom traffic view:

1. In the Tree, right-click Custom and select New Traffic View.

   The Query Properties window opens.

2. Select History or Real Time.
3. If you select Real Time, select what you want to see:
   • Interfaces
   • Services
   • IPs / Network Objects
   • QoS Rules
   • Security Rules
   • Connections
   • Tunnels
   • Virtual Links
   • Packet Size Distribution
4. Select the Target gateway.
   • If you often need results for on gateway, select it in Specific Gateway.
   • If you have a small number of gateways, you can create a custom view for each one.
   • If not, select Prompt for Gateway before run.
5. Open the next tabs.

   The tabs that show depend on the Query Type you selected.

   • If you select History, the next tab is Traffic History, where you select the Time Frame and type of report.
   • If you select Real Time, the next tabs let you set services or objects to monitor, gateways or specified IP addresses to monitor, update interval, result type, and chart settings.
6. Click Save.
7. Right-click the new Custom view and select Rename.
8. Enter a name for the view.

Creating a Custom Counters View

To create a custom counters view:

1. In the Tree, right-click Custom and select New Counters View.

   The Query Properties window opens.

2. Select History or Real Time.
3. Select the Target gateway.
   • If results for one gateway are frequently necessary, select it in Specific Gateway.
   • If you have a small number of gateways, you can create a custom view for each one.
   • If not, select Prompt for Gateway before run.
4. Open the Counters tab.
5. Select a category and the counters to add.

   You can add counters from different categories to one view.

6. In the Query Type:
   • If the Query Type is History: Select the Time Frame and click Save.
   • If the Query Type is Real Time:
     1. Open the Settings tab.
     2. Set the update interval and chart type.
     3. Click Save.
7. Right-click the new Custom view and select Rename.
8. Enter a name for the view.

Creating a Custom Tunnel View

To create a custom tunnel view:

1. In the SmartView Monitor client, select File > New > Tunnels View.

   The Query Properties window shows.

2. Select Prompt on to generate a report about a specified Tunnel, Community or Gateway.

   Prompt on: When you run the view, you will be asked for the specified Tunnel, Community or Gateway on which to base your view.

   Important - Do not select Prompt on if your view is not about one of these three.

3. Select Show one record per tunnel or Show two records per tunnel.

   Show two records per tunnel shows a more accurate status because the report provides the status for the tunnels in both directions.

4. In the Show column, select the filter to be related to this view
5. In the Filter column, click the corresponding Any(*) link.
6. Select the related objects to edit the selected filters.
7. Click the Advanced button.
8. Set a limit in the Records limitation window for the number of lines that show in the report.
9. Enter a record limitation.
10. Click OK.

    A Tunnels view shows in the Custom branch of the Tree View.

11. Enter the name of the new Tunnel view.
12. Click Enter.

Creating a Custom Users View

To create a custom users view:

1. In SmartView Monitor, select File > New > Users View.

   The Query Properties window shows.

2. Select Prompt on to generate a user report about a specified user or Gateway.

   Prompt on: When you decide to run the view, you will be asked for the specified User DN or Gateway on which to base your view.

   Important - Do not select Prompt on if your view is not about one of these two.

3. In the Show column, select the filter to be related with this view.
4. In the Filter column, click the corresponding Any(*) link.
5. Select the related objects to edit the selected filters.
6. Click the Advanced button to set a limit (in the Records limitation window) to the number of lines that show in the report.
7. Enter a record limitation.
8. Click OK.

   A Users view shows in the Custom branch of the Tree View.

9. Enter a name for the new Users view.
10. Click Enter.