Documentation and Analysis

Reports

Docusnap provides various reports on the physical infrastructure. These can be found in the tree structure below the sites.

The following reports are available.

• Rack Summary
  Outputs information about the rack. It also includes existing properties. Information on installed elements is also displayed.
• Rack Summary - Site
  All racks of the site and the subordinate sites are considered.
• Patch Panel Summary
  Outputs information about the patch panel. Existing properties are taken into account. Information about wired elements is also displayed.
• Patch Panel Summary - Site
  All patch panels of the site and the subordinate sites are considered.
• Dashboard Summary
  Overview of the elements added to the dashboard.
• Favorites Summary
  Overview of the elements added to the favorites.
• Patch Panel Cabling Overview
  Overview of the patch panel assignment and the further cabling.

Maps

A visual evaluation of the physical infrastructure can be carried out with the help of maps. These can be found in the tree structure within the navigation area Inventory and Documentation.

These maps are ad hoc maps. They are thus regenerated when opened and always refer to the most current data.

Maps are not only displayed in Docusnap, but can be exported in different formats (PNG, Visio, HTML, SVG).

Element Map

The element map can be opened below an element in the tree structure. This map shows the connection between the element and other elements. Only the direct connections of the element are displayed. Using the ribbon you can control whether the front or rear side of the elements should be shown. The mouse over function for individual cabling displays more detailed information about this.

Wiring Map

The wiring map can be opened below a single element in the tree structure. This plan shows the continuous wiring path of the corresponding element to the end point. For example, the network cabling of a workstation to the backbone switch. Using the ribbon you can control whether the front or rear side of the elements should be shown. The mouse over function for individual cabling displays more detailed information about this.

Site Map

The site map can be found below a site. The site map shows the structure of the site. This concerns the site image as well as the positioning of the site elements.

Rack Map

The rack map reflects the physical structure of a rack. The positioning of the rack elements in the rack is shown. The map can be found below a rack. Using the ribbon you can control whether the front or rear side of the elements should be shown. If the check box Show Connections is checked, the connections of the elements within the rack are displayed. The mouse over function for individual cabling displays more detailed information about this.

Data Output and Further Processing

In addition to reports and maps the documented physical infrastructure can be output and further processed with the following functions.

Docusnap Connect

Using Docusnap Connect, user-defined packages can be exported. These contain the desired information from the physical infrastructure.

Docusnap Concepts

Maps, reports and overviews from the physical infrastructure can be integrated into concepts.

Grid Export

Possibility of direct Excel export. Overviews in data grids can be exported directly into an Excel table.