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* [Reporting/Docs] Various Documentation Additions - Add ECONNREFUSED to troubleshooting page: - System Requirements for Reporting - Layout and Sizing * [DOCS][Reporting] Updates index and troubleshooting pages Co-authored-by: Tim Sullivan <tsullivan@users.noreply.github.com>
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[[reporting-getting-started]]
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= Reporting from Kibana
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[partintro]
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You can generate a report that contains a {kib} dashboard, visualization,
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saved search, or Canvas workpad. Depending on the object type, you can export the data as
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a PDF, PNG, or CSV document, which you can keep for yourself, or share with others.
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Reporting is available from the *Share* menu
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in *Discover*, *Visualize*, *Dashboard*, and *Canvas*.
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image::user/reporting/images/share-button.png["Share"]
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== Setup
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{reporting} is automatically enabled in {kib}. The first time {kib} runs, it extracts a custom build for the Chromium web browser, which
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runs on the server in headless mode to load {kib} and capture the rendered {kib} charts as images.
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Chromium is an open-source project not related to Elastic, but the Chromium binary for {kib} has been custom-built by Elastic to ensure it
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works with minimal setup. However, the {kib} server OS might still require additional dependencies for Chromium. See the
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<<reporting-troubleshooting-system-dependencies, Reporting troubleshooting>> section for more information about the system dependencies
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for different operating systems.
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[[reporting-required-privileges]]
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== Roles and privileges
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To generate a report, you must have the `reporting_user` role. You also need
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the appropriate {kib} privileges to access the objects that you
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want to report on and the {es} indices. See <<secure-reporting, Reporting and security>>
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for an example.
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[[manually-generate-reports]]
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== Generate a report manually
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. Open the dashboard, visualization, Canvas workpad, or saved search that you want to include in the report.
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. In the {kib} toolbar, click *Share*. If you are working in Canvas,
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click the share icon image:user/reporting/images/canvas-share-button.png["Canvas Share button"].
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. Select the option appropriate for your object. You can export:
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** A dashboard or visualization as either a PNG or PDF document
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** A Canvas workpad as a PDF document
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** A saved search as a CSV document
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. Generate the report.
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A notification appears when the report is complete.
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[[reporting-layout-sizing]]
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== Layout and sizing
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The layout and size of the PDF or PNG image depends on the {kib} app
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with which the Reporting plugin is integrated. For Canvas, the
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worksheet dimensions determine the size for Reporting. In other apps,
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the dimensions are taken on the fly by looking at
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the size of the visualization elements or panels on the page.
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The size dimensions are part of the reporting job parameters. Therefore, to
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make the report output larger or smaller, you can change the size of the browser.
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This resizes the shareable container before generating the
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report, so the desired dimensions are passed in the job parameters.
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In the following {kib} dashboard, the shareable container is highlighted.
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The shareable container is captured when you click the
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*Generate* or *Copy POST URL* button. It might take some trial and error
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before you're satisfied with the layout and dimensions in the resulting
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PNG or PDF image.
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image::user/reporting/images/shareable-container.png["Shareable Container"]
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[[optimize-pdf]]
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== Optimize PDF for print—dashboard only
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To create a printer-friendly PDF with multiple A4 portrait pages and two visualizations per page, turn on *Optimize for printing*.
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image::user/reporting/images/preserve-layout-switch.png["Share"]
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[[manage-report-history]]
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== View and manage report history
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For a list of your reports, go to *Management > Reporting*.
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From this view, you can monitor the generation of a report and
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download reports that you previously generated.
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[[automatically-generate-reports]]
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== Automatically generate a report
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To automatically generate a report from a script or with
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{watcher}, see <<automating-report-generation, Automating report generation>>.
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include::automating-report-generation.asciidoc[]
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include::configuring-reporting.asciidoc[]
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include::chromium-sandbox.asciidoc[]
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include::reporting-troubleshooting.asciidoc[]
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include::development/index.asciidoc[]
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