--- trunk/doc/Search.pm 2005/08/31 20:33:45 105 +++ trunk/doc/Search.pm 2005/08/31 21:22:48 108 @@ -109,11 +109,16 @@ =item File::Pid +=item Spreadsheet::WriteExcel + =back +Last module, C is needed only if you want to use +C to generate Excel reports from your backup data. + Easiest way to install them is using C shell. - $ sudo cpan File::Pid + $ sudo cpan File::Pid Spreadsheet::WriteExcel =head1 Creation of initial database @@ -150,6 +155,19 @@ Now that you finished installation, you can select new options from menu on the left and example search and archival. +=head1 Reporting in Excel + +Often, it is useful to be able to present report about your BackupPC hosts, number +of snapshots, total size and other useful info. While all those information can +be accessed using web browser, for analysis it's useful to have them in spreadsheet +form. With this data, you can monitor changes on your backup cycle, effects of changes +on your server or network to your BackupPC installation and so on. + +You can create Excel spreadsheet (which works perfectly with Gnumeric also) using +following command: + + $ sudo -u backuppc /data/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_xls_report + =head1 Related projects BackupPC allready has archival host which might suit your needs better (and