Alert Log
Fetches an amount of entries from the alert action log of a host group. These results are selected based on a specific severity of triggers and displayed in a list.
Widgets
DataForge provides a diverse and continually expanding range of widgets. These widgets are primarily designed to retrieve specific data from a Zabbix server, with exceptions such as the markdown widget. They form the foundation of templates, which, in turn, establish the structure of reports.
Users with the necessary permissions can access all widget types while creating a template. However, data that is then retrieved by each widget from the Zabbix server depends on the Zabbix permissions of the service user.
Configure widgets
Widgets can be configured within the template, or on report-level.
To configure a widget, select a template or report and click the settings icon of the widget. The configuration options may vary depending on the widget type. Once you’ve completed the configuration, click Save.
Configuring widgets on templates
To configure widgets in templates, select a template and click the settings icon of the widget you want to configure.
Within a template, widgets can be added and configured. If a widget is configured in a template, the changes will not be reflected immediately by a report using that template. The report has to be updated, so that the changes of the template it’s using will take effect. If a template is altered and the report is updated, the template configuration will take priority and overwrite changes on report-level, if necessary.
Configuring widgets on reports
To configure widgets in reports, select a report and click the settings icon of the widget you want to configure.
Widgets can not be added on report-level. They can be modified if the underlying template has not locked the widget. The locking feature is explained in detail in the chapters on the individual widgets in which locking applicable.
Changes on report-level will not affect the underlying template.
General settings
- Widget type: Displays the type of the widget.
- Name: Specify the name of the widget.
- Description: Add a description for the widget.
Widget types
If a host must be specified within a widget, it is possible to specify more than one host. Only items which are shared by these two hosts can then be selected.
Busy triggers
This widget selects and returns the triggers of the hosts in a host group that trigger equally or more frequently than a specified number.
Host inventory
This widget retrieves the hosts inventory data from the Zabbix server. It is presented as a list in the PDF-rendered report.
Host numeric item
This widget retrieves numerical item data of a host from a Zabbix server displays it as a graph, alongside further information like the host’s id and interfaces.
Host text item
Fetches text item data of a host from a the Zabbix server and is displayed as a list in the PDF-rendered report.
Long problem
This widget retrieves data on long-standing problems of a host group. A long-standing problem is a problem that is open for a certain period of time, but at least one day.
Markdown
This widget doesn’t retrieve data, but can incorporate a markdown section into the report.
Problem
Fetches problem data of a host groups and can be further narrowed down by specifying hosts. For example the number of open and closed problems, severity, etc. of a host group.
Recovery
A widget that offers data about triggers and recovery related information about its generated problems. This includes the median recovery time of problems, how many times a problem has been acknowledged or closed manually, interactions, etc.
SLA
Fetches data from services and SLAs of a Zabbix server.