fortios_report_chart – Report chart widget configuration in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify report feature and chart category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • fortiosapi>=0.9.8

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
host
string
FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
password
string
Default:
""
FortiOS or FortiGate password.
report_chart
dictionary
Report chart widget configuration.
background
string
Chart background.
category
string
    Choices:
  • misc
  • traffic
  • event
  • virus
  • webfilter
  • attack
  • spam
  • dlp
  • app-ctrl
  • vulnerability
Category.
category_series
dictionary
Category series of pie chart.
databind
string
Category series value expression.
font_size
integer
Font size of category-series title.
color_palette
string
Color palette (system will pick color automatically by default).
column
list
Table column definition.
detail_unit
string
Detail unit of column.
detail_value
string
Detail value of column.
footer_unit
string
Footer unit of column.
footer_value
string
Footer value of column.
header_value
string
Display name of table header.
id
integer / required
ID.
mapping
list
Show detail in certain display value for certain condition.
displayname
string
Display name.
id
integer / required
id
op
string
    Choices:
  • none
  • greater
  • greater-equal
  • less
  • less-equal
  • equal
  • between
Comparison operator.
value1
string
Value 1.
value2
string
Value 2.
value_type
string
    Choices:
  • integer
  • string
Value type.
comments
string
Comment.
dataset
string
Bind dataset to chart.
dimension
string
    Choices:
  • 2D
  • 3D
Dimension.
drill_down_charts
list
Drill down charts.
chart_name
string
Drill down chart name.
id
integer / required
Drill down chart ID.
status
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/disable this drill down chart.
favorite
string
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Favorite.
graph_type
string
    Choices:
  • none
  • bar
  • pie
  • line
  • flow
Graph type.
legend
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Enable/Disable Legend area.
legend_font_size
integer
Font size of legend area.
name
string / required
Chart Widget Name
period
string
    Choices:
  • last24h
  • last7d
Time period.
policy
integer
Used by monitor policy.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Deprecated
Starting with Ansible 2.9 we recommend using the top-level 'state' parameter.
Indicates whether to create or remove the object.
style
string
    Choices:
  • auto
  • manual
Style.
title
string
Chart title.
title_font_size
integer
Font size of chart title.
type
string
    Choices:
  • graph
  • table
Chart type.
value_series
dictionary
Value series of pie chart.
databind
string
Value series value expression.
x_series
dictionary
X-series of chart.
caption
string
X-series caption.
caption_font_size
integer
X-series caption font size.
databind
string
X-series value expression.
font_size
integer
X-series label font size.
is_category
string
    Choices:
  • yes
  • no
X-series represent category or not.
label_angle
string
    Choices:
  • 45-degree
  • vertical
  • horizontal
X-series label angle.
scale_direction
string
    Choices:
  • decrease
  • increase
Scale increase or decrease.
scale_format
string
    Choices:
  • YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM
  • YYYY-MM-DD HH
  • YYYY-MM-DD
  • YYYY-MM
  • YYYY
  • HH-MM
  • MM-DD
Date/time format.
scale_step
integer
Scale step.
scale_unit
string
    Choices:
  • minute
  • hour
  • day
  • month
  • year
Scale unit.
unit
string
X-series unit.
y_series
dictionary
Y-series of chart.
caption
string
Y-series caption.
caption_font_size
integer
Y-series caption font size.
databind
string
Y-series value expression.
extra_databind
string
Extra Y-series value.
extra_y
string
    Choices:
  • enable
  • disable
Allow another Y-series value
extra_y_legend
string
Extra Y-series legend type/name.
font_size
integer
Y-series label font size.
group
string
Y-series group option.
label_angle
string
    Choices:
  • 45-degree
  • vertical
  • horizontal
Y-series label angle.
unit
string
Y-series unit.
y_legend
string
First Y-series legend type/name.
ssl_verify
boolean
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
state
string
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • present
  • absent
Indicates whether to create or remove the object. This attribute was present already in previous version in a deeper level. It has been moved out to this outer level.
username
string
FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom
string
Default:
"root"
Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

Notes

Note

  • Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet

  • Run as a local_action in your playbook

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  vars:
   host: "192.168.122.40"
   username: "admin"
   password: ""
   vdom: "root"
   ssl_verify: "False"
  tasks:
  - name: Report chart widget configuration.
    fortios_report_chart:
      host:  "{{ host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"
      vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
      https: "False"
      state: "present"
      report_chart:
        background: "<your_own_value>"
        category: "misc"
        category_series:
            databind: "<your_own_value>"
            font_size: "7"
        color_palette: "<your_own_value>"
        column:
         -
            detail_unit: "<your_own_value>"
            detail_value: "<your_own_value>"
            footer_unit: "<your_own_value>"
            footer_value: "<your_own_value>"
            header_value: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "15"
            mapping:
             -
                displayname: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "18"
                op: "none"
                value_type: "integer"
                value1: "<your_own_value>"
                value2: "<your_own_value>"
        comments: "<your_own_value>"
        dataset: "<your_own_value>"
        dimension: "2D"
        drill_down_charts:
         -
            chart_name: "<your_own_value>"
            id:  "28"
            status: "enable"
        favorite: "no"
        graph_type: "none"
        legend: "enable"
        legend_font_size: "33"
        name: "default_name_34"
        period: "last24h"
        policy: "36"
        style: "auto"
        title: "<your_own_value>"
        title_font_size: "39"
        type: "graph"
        value_series:
            databind: "<your_own_value>"
        x_series:
            caption: "<your_own_value>"
            caption_font_size: "45"
            databind: "<your_own_value>"
            font_size: "47"
            is_category: "yes"
            label_angle: "45-degree"
            scale_direction: "decrease"
            scale_format: "YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM"
            scale_step: "52"
            scale_unit: "minute"
            unit: "<your_own_value>"
        y_series:
            caption: "<your_own_value>"
            caption_font_size: "57"
            databind: "<your_own_value>"
            extra_databind: "<your_own_value>"
            extra_y: "enable"
            extra_y_legend: "<your_own_value>"
            font_size: "62"
            group: "<your_own_value>"
            label_angle: "45-degree"
            unit: "<your_own_value>"
            y_legend: "<your_own_value>"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
build
string
always
Build number of the fortigate image

Sample:
1547
http_method
string
always
Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Sample:
PUT
http_status
string
always
Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Sample:
200
mkey
string
success
Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Sample:
id
name
string
always
Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
urlfilter
path
string
always
Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Sample:
webfilter
revision
string
always
Internal revision number

Sample:
17.0.2.10658
serial
string
always
Serial number of the unit

Sample:
FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
status
string
always
Indication of the operation's result

Sample:
success
vdom
string
always
Virtual domain used

Sample:
root
version
string
always
Version of the FortiGate

Sample:
v5.6.3


Status

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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