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Track event activity and identify trends with a dedicated Event Reports interface that centralizes data visualization, simplifies comparisons, and connects directly to video evidence for efficient investigation.

Beta

NOTE: Event Reports is currently in beta. All beta requests must be directed through your OpenEye Sales Representative.

Creating an Event Report
  1. Click Reports in the top navigation bar.
  2. Click New Report.
  3. Choose Event Report and click Next.
  4. Enter a Report Name, Report Description, and choose a Report Type from the dropdown.
  5. Click Confirm when finished.
Configuring Event Reports

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Quick Links

Setting Report Defaults

When a user opens the report it will open to the Time Frame, Starting Period, and Default View defaults configured in Report Defaults. Once opened, these can be edited in the Report Filters section on each page.

Event_Reports_Defaults.png

Select the defaults for the report, and click Save.

Adding Users to a Report
  1. Click Users/Notifications on the left-hand menu.
  2. If desired, select the checkbox to Enable Email Reminder Notifications, and do the following:
    • Enter time of day to send the email.
    • Select how frequently to send from the dropdown menu.
    • Enter the day of every month to send the email.
  3. Click Add User or Add Group.
  4. Check the box next to each User or Group intended to access this report.
  5. Click Add when finished.

NOTE: Adding Users to a report automatically grants them permission to view reports for cameras and recorders they have access to based on their User Group permissions.

  1. Check the box under Email Alert for each user or group intended to receive the email reminder notification.
Changing General Info or Deleting a Report

From the General Info tab, users can edit Report Name and Description or Delete Report.

View Report

Click on View Report  Event_Report_View_Report.png from Quick Links on an Event Report or click View View button.png on a report from the Reports list.

Edit Report Filters

Click on Edit Report Filters Event_Reports_Edit_Report_Filters.png from Quick Links on an Event Report or click Edit Filters Event_Report_Edit_Filters_button.png on a report.

Select Event Report Type

Select an Event Report from the list to view or edit.

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NOTE: The information icon Event Search 3rd Party Info Icon.png next to each event search type will display the same notice about third-party sources. Notice: These results may contain events from third-party sources which differ in accuracy and performance from our own analytic solutions.

Event Search 3rd Party Notice.png

Edit Filters on a Report

Select a report, and click Edit Filters Event_Report_Edit_Filters_button.png 

Analytics Event Report

Click on an Analytics report Event Search Analytics button.png to edit Analytics event report filters.

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  1. From the Duration dropdown, select greater than or less than, and then set hours, minutes, and seconds.
  2. From the Event Types dropdown, select Vehicle Detected, Person Detected, or Select All.
  3. Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras Add Filter Icon.png to select from a list of cameras.
  4. Click Update, Save, or Save as New Report.

Event_Reports_Update_Save_Report.png

Intrusion Event Report

Click on Intrusion Intrusion Icon.png to edit Intrusion event report filters.

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  1. From the Duration dropdown, select greater than or less than, and then set hours, minutes, and seconds.
  2. From the Event Types dropdown, select Sensor Activated or Select All.
  3. Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras Add Filter Icon.png to select from a list of cameras.
  4. Select Cardholders from the dropdown or click Search Cardholders Add Filter Icon.png to select from a list of cardholders.
  5. Select Sensors from the dropdown or click Search Sensors Add Filter Icon.png to select from a list of sensors.
  6. Select Panels from the dropdown or click Search Panels Add Filter Icon.png to select from a list of panels.
  7. Select Areas from the dropdown or click Search Areas Add Filter Icon.png to select from a list of areas.
  8. Click Update, Save, or Save as New Report.

Event_Reports_Update_Save_Report.png

Person Event Report

Click on Person Event Search Person button.png to edit Person event report filters.

Event_Reports_Person_Filters.png

  1. Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras Add Filter Icon.png to select from a list of cameras.
  2. Select a Relevance Level to include only events that meet or exceed a High, Medium, or Low level.
  3. Click Update, Save, or Save as New Report.

Event_Reports_Update_Save_Report.png

Enabling Attribute Filters for Person Event Reports

  1. Toggle Attribute Filters on.
  2. Configure one or more attribute criteria.
  3. Click Update or Save to apply the filters.

If Attribute Filters are enabled but no attributes are selected, all matching person events are included.

Top Clothing and Bottom Clothing

Select up to two colors for both top and bottom clothing items to filter events by detected clothing color.

Sensor Event Report

Click on Sensor Event Search Sensor button.png to edit Sensor event report filters.

Event_Reports_Sensor_Filters.png

  1. From the Duration dropdown, select greater than or less than, and then set hours, minutes, and seconds.
  2. Select Sensors from the dropdown or click Search Sensors Add Filter Icon.png to select from a list of devices.
  3. Click Update, Save, or Save as New Report.

Event_Reports_Update_Save_Report.png

Vehicle Event Report

Click on Vehicle Vehicle Search button.png to edit Vehicle event report filters.

Event_Reports_Vehicle_Filters.png

  1. Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras Add Filter Icon.png to select from a list of cameras.
  2. Select a Relevance Level to include only events that meet or exceed a High, Medium, or Low level.
  3. Click Update, Save, or Save as New Report.

Event_Reports_Update_Save_Report.png

Enabling Attribute Filters for Vehicle Event Reports

  1. Toggle Attribute Filters on.
  2. Configure one or more attribute criteria.
  3. Click Update or Save to apply the filters.

If Attribute Filters are enabled but no attributes are selected, all matching vehicle events are included.

Vehicle Type

Filter events by detected vehicle category:

  • Any
  • Car
  • Truck or Van
  • SUV
  • Commercial

Only events matching the selected vehicle type(s) will be included.

Vehicle Color

Filter events by detected vehicle color.

  • Select up to two colors.
  • Only events matching one of the selected colors will be included.
Viewing Event Reports

After configuring a report, view data visualization, and navigate directly to video verification from the report.

Event_Reports_Graph.png

Click on the three dots next to a report for additional options.

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Additional Options
Search_Magnifying_Glass_Icon.png Open in Search Open Event Search in the Cloud Video Player from an individual report.
Filters_Icon.png Edit Filters Modify the filters applied to the report.
Rename_Icon.png Rename Enter a new name for the report.
Settings Gear Icon.png Manage Open the report's General Info page.
Delete_Icon.png Delete Delete the report.
Controls
Display_Details_button.png Details View a graph and list of events for the report.
Display_Thumbnail_button.png Thumbnails View a thumbnail display of events for the report.
Offset_button.png Offset Change the display time offset between –4 seconds and +4 seconds.
Month_Week_Day_dropdown.png Month / Week / Day Dropdown Change the time range displayed by month, week, or day.
Month_button.png Time Range Change the displayed data to the current or a previous month, week, or day.
Hide_Graph_button.png Hide / Show Graph Hide the graph to display only the events list, or show the graph to return to the default view.
Event_Report_Edit_Filters_button.png Edit Filters Modify the filters applied to the report.
Hide_Bar_Graph_button.png Hide Bar Graph Click the current time range below the graph to hide the bar graph display.
Hide_Last_Time_Range.png Hide Data Line  Click the previous time range to hide the data line.
Event_Reports_bar_selection.png Select Date/Hour

Click on an individual bar graph to apply a day/hour filter to the event list. Click Reset 

to include all dates/hours.
Event_Reports_bar_counter.png Display Number of Events Point to a Bar Graph or Data Line to display the number of events.
Camera_Preview_Icon.png Thumbnail Preview Point to the camera icon to preview event thumbnail.

NOTE: A status bar appears while report data is loading.  Loading_bar.png

Viewing a Thumbnail Display

Event_Reports_Thumbnail_View.png

Offset_button.png Offset Change the display time offset between –4 seconds and +4 seconds.
Size_thumbnail_dropdown.png Size Change thumbnail size between small, medium, or large.
Sort_dropdown.png Sort Sort thumbnail date/time by ascending or descending order.
OSD_toggle_switch.png OSD Select on screen display.
View_dropdown.png View Change thumbnail view between original and stretch.
Month_Week_Day_dropdown.png Month / Week / Day Dropdown Change the time range displayed by month, week, or day.
Month_button.png Time Range Change the displayed data to the current or a previous month, week, or day.
Event Report Details

Open Details double_arrow_icon.png to play video and view additional event information.

Event_Report_Details.png

Click View Video View_Video_button.png to open Event Search in the Cloud Video Player.

Details Controls

Event_Search_Details_Controls.png

Event Search Event Only Switch.png Play Events Only Enable to play events only (will continuously play event video).
Playback Speed Icon.png Playback Speed Control the speed of video playback. Click on 1x speed dropdown to select from 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, Normal 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, 2x, or 4x.
Skip Backwards Icon.png Skip Backward Move to the previous frame of recorded video.
Play Backwards Icon.png Play Backward Play recorded video backward (click again to pause).
Play Icon.png Play Forward Play recorded video forward (click again to pause).
Skip Forward Icon.png Skip Forward Move to the next frame of recorded video.
Event_Search_Multi-Result_Selection.png Multi-Result Selection Select multiple event search results from the Thumbnails view and export them to Video Clips in Search > Display in the OWS Cloud Client.
Export from Details button.png Export Click Export  from the Details pane to export Single Camera or Multi Camera video, Snapshot, or Archive. See Export and Clip Sharing in the Cloud Video Player.
Video Player Full Screen Button.png Fullscreen Click to view video in fullscreen mode.
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