fortinet.fortios.fortios_report_layout module – Report layout configuration in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate.

Note

This module is part of the fortinet.fortios collection (version 2.3.5).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install fortinet.fortios. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: fortinet.fortios.fortios_report_layout.

New in fortinet.fortios 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify report feature and layout category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.0

Requirements

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

  • ansible>=2.14

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

access_token

string

Token-based authentication. Generated from GUI of Fortigate.

enable_log

boolean

Enable/Disable logging for task.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

member_path

string

Member attribute path to operate on.

Delimited by a slash character if there are more than one attribute.

Parameter marked with member_path is legitimate for doing member operation.

member_state

string

Add or delete a member under specified attribute path.

When member_state is specified, the state option is ignored.

Choices:

  • "present"

  • "absent"

report_layout

dictionary

Report layout configuration.

body_item

list / elements=dictionary

Configure report body item.

chart

string

Report item chart name.

chart_options

list / elements=string

Report chart options.

Choices:

  • "include-no-data"

  • "hide-title"

  • "show-caption"

column

integer

Report section column number.

content

string

Report item text content.

description

string

Description.

drill_down_items

string

Control how drill down charts are shown.

drill_down_types

string

Control whether keys from the parent being combined or not.

hide

string

Enable/disable hide item in report.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

id

integer / required

Report item ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

img_src

string

Report item image file name.

list

list / elements=dictionary

Configure report list item.

content

string

List entry content.

id

integer / required

List entry ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

list_component

string

Report item list component.

Choices:

  • "bullet"

  • "numbered"

misc_component

string

Report item miscellaneous component.

Choices:

  • "hline"

  • "page-break"

  • "column-break"

  • "section-start"

parameters

list / elements=dictionary

Parameters.

id

integer / required

ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

name

string

Field name that match field of parameters defined in dataset.

value

string

Value to replace corresponding field of parameters defined in dataset.

style

string

Report item style.

table_caption_style

string

Table chart caption style.

table_column_widths

string

Report item table column widths.

table_even_row_style

string

Table chart even row style.

table_head_style

string

Table chart head style.

table_odd_row_style

string

Table chart odd row style.

text_component

string

Report item text component.

Choices:

  • "text"

  • "heading1"

  • "heading2"

  • "heading3"

title

string

Report section title.

top_n

integer

Value of top.

type

string

Report item type.

Choices:

  • "text"

  • "image"

  • "chart"

  • "misc"

cutoff_option

string

Cutoff-option is either run-time or custom.

Choices:

  • "run-time"

  • "custom"

cutoff_time

string

Custom cutoff time to generate report (format = hh:mm).

day

string

Schedule days of week to generate report.

Choices:

  • "sunday"

  • "monday"

  • "tuesday"

  • "wednesday"

  • "thursday"

  • "friday"

  • "saturday"

description

string

Description.

email_recipients

string

Email recipients for generated reports.

email_send

string

Enable/disable sending emails after reports are generated.

Choices:

  • "enable"

  • "disable"

format

list / elements=string

Report format.

Choices:

  • "pdf"

max_pdf_report

integer

Maximum number of PDF reports to keep at one time (oldest report is overwritten).

name

string / required

Report layout name.

options

list / elements=string

Report layout options.

Choices:

  • "include-table-of-content"

  • "auto-numbering-heading"

  • "view-chart-as-heading"

  • "show-html-navbar-before-heading"

  • "dummy-option"

page

dictionary

Configure report page.

column_break_before

list / elements=string

Report page auto column break before heading.

Choices:

  • "heading1"

  • "heading2"

  • "heading3"

dictionary

Configure report page footer.

list / elements=dictionary

Configure report footer item.

string

Report item text content.

string

Description.

integer / required

Report item ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

string

Report item image file name.

string

Report item style.

string

Report item type.

Choices:

  • "text"

  • "image"

string

Report footer style.

header

dictionary

Configure report page header.

header_item

list / elements=dictionary

Configure report header item.

content

string

Report item text content.

description

string

Description.

id

integer / required

Report item ID. see <a href=’#notes’>Notes</a>.

img_src

string

Report item image file name.

style

string

Report item style.

type

string

Report item type.

Choices:

  • "text"

  • "image"

style

string

Report header style.

options

list / elements=string

Report page options.

Choices:

  • "header-on-first-page"

  • "footer-on-first-page"

page_break_before

list / elements=string

Report page auto page break before heading.

Choices:

  • "heading1"

  • "heading2"

  • "heading3"

paper

string

Report page paper.

Choices:

  • "a4"

  • "letter"

schedule_type

string

Report schedule type.

Choices:

  • "demand"

  • "daily"

  • "weekly"

style_theme

string

Report style theme.

subtitle

string

Report subtitle.

time

string

Schedule time to generate report (format = hh:mm).

title

string

Report title.

state

string / required

Indicates whether to create or remove the object.

Choices:

  • "present"

  • "absent"

vdom

string

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.

Default: "root"

Notes

Note

  • Legacy fortiosapi has been deprecated, httpapi is the preferred way to run playbooks

Examples

- name: Report layout configuration.
  fortinet.fortios.fortios_report_layout:
      vdom: "{{ vdom }}"
      state: "present"
      access_token: "<your_own_value>"
      report_layout:
          body_item:
              -
                  chart: "<your_own_value>"
                  chart_options: "include-no-data"
                  column: "2147483647"
                  content: "<your_own_value>"
                  description: "<your_own_value>"
                  drill_down_items: "<your_own_value>"
                  drill_down_types: "<your_own_value>"
                  hide: "enable"
                  id: "12"
                  img_src: "<your_own_value>"
                  list:
                      -
                          content: "<your_own_value>"
                          id: "16"
                  list_component: "bullet"
                  misc_component: "hline"
                  parameters:
                      -
                          id: "20"
                          name: "default_name_21"
                          value: "<your_own_value>"
                  style: "<your_own_value>"
                  table_caption_style: "<your_own_value>"
                  table_column_widths: "<your_own_value>"
                  table_even_row_style: "<your_own_value>"
                  table_head_style: "<your_own_value>"
                  table_odd_row_style: "<your_own_value>"
                  text_component: "text"
                  title: "<your_own_value>"
                  top_n: "0"
                  type: "text"
          cutoff_option: "run-time"
          cutoff_time: "<your_own_value>"
          day: "sunday"
          description: "<your_own_value>"
          email_recipients: "<your_own_value>"
          email_send: "enable"
          format: "pdf"
          max_pdf_report: "31"
          name: "default_name_41"
          options: "include-table-of-content"
          page:
              column_break_before: "heading1"
              footer:
                  footer_item:
                      -
                          content: "<your_own_value>"
                          description: "<your_own_value>"
                          id: "49"
                          img_src: "<your_own_value>"
                          style: "<your_own_value>"
                          type: "text"
                  style: "<your_own_value>"
              header:
                  header_item:
                      -
                          content: "<your_own_value>"
                          description: "<your_own_value>"
                          id: "58"
                          img_src: "<your_own_value>"
                          style: "<your_own_value>"
                          type: "text"
                  style: "<your_own_value>"
              options: "header-on-first-page"
              page_break_before: "heading1"
              paper: "a4"
          schedule_type: "demand"
          style_theme: "<your_own_value>"
          subtitle: "<your_own_value>"
          time: "<your_own_value>"
          title: "<your_own_value>"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

build

string

Build number of the fortigate image

Returned: always

Sample: "1547"

http_method

string

Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: "PUT"

http_status

string

Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied

Returned: always

Sample: "200"

mkey

string

Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate

Returned: success

Sample: "id"

name

string

Name of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: "urlfilter"

path

string

Path of the table used to fulfill the request

Returned: always

Sample: "webfilter"

revision

string

Internal revision number

Returned: always

Sample: "17.0.2.10658"

serial

string

Serial number of the unit

Returned: always

Sample: "FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352"

status

string

Indication of the operation’s result

Returned: always

Sample: "success"

vdom

string

Virtual domain used

Returned: always

Sample: "root"

version

string

Version of the FortiGate

Returned: always

Sample: "v5.6.3"

Authors

  • Link Zheng (@chillancezen)

  • Jie Xue (@JieX19)

  • Hongbin Lu (@fgtdev-hblu)

  • Frank Shen (@frankshen01)

  • Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

  • Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)