Configure Reporting Engine General Settings

After you add and configure the Reporting Engine service, the system settings are defined with default values to achieve optimal results. However, you can modify and customize the Reporting Engine notifications based on your requirement by navigating to the General tab in the Services > Config view for a Reporting Engine.

Access the General Tab

You need to open the General tab to configure the general parameters for Reporting Engine.

To access this view:

  1. Go to netwitness_adminicon_25x22.png (Admin) > Services.
  2. In the Services list, select a Reporting Engine service.
  3. Click View > Config.
  4. Select the General tab.
  5. Click Apply after you edit the parameters.

After you navigate to the General tab, you can modify the following parameters.

  • System Configuration
  • Logging Configuration
  • Warehouse Analytics Model Configuration
  • Warehouse Kerberos Configuration

For more information see, General tab for details on the configuration parameters.

Troubleshooting Reporting Engine Configuration

Problem Solution
When the NetWitness Server IP address is changes, the Reporting Engine datasource configuration does not get updated with the new IP

You must manually configure the new IP.
Perform the following manual steps to configure the new IP address:

  1. Login in NetWitness Platform.
  2. Go to netwitness_adminicon_25x22.png (Admin) > Services > Reporting Engine > View > Config.
  3. Click the Output Actions tab.
  4. Add the new IP address in the Hostname field.
  5. Click Apply.
  6. Click the Sources tab and add the data sources again.