# fortios_report_layout – Report layout configuration in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## 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 v6.0.5

## 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_layout dictionary | Default: null | Report layout configuration.
| body_item list |  | Configure report body item.
|  | chart string |  | Report item chart name.

chart_options
string

Choices:
- include-no-data
- hide-title
- show-caption

Report chart options.

|  | 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

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable hide item in report.

|  | id integer / required |  | Report item ID.
|  | img_src string |  | Report item image file name.
|  | list list |  | Configure report list item.
|  |  | content string |  | List entry content.
|  |  | id integer / required |  | List entry ID.

list_component
string

Choices:
- bullet
- numbered

Report item list component.

misc_component
string

Choices:
- hline
- page-break
- column-break
- section-start

Report item miscellaneous component.

|  | parameters list |  | Parameters.
|  |  | id integer / required |  | ID.
|  |  | 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

Choices:
- text
- heading1
- heading2
- heading3

Report item text component.

|  | title string |  | Report section title.
|  | top_n integer |  | Value of top.

type
string

Choices:
- text
- image
- chart
- misc

Report item type.

cutoff_option
string

Choices:
- run-time
- custom

Cutoff-option is either run-time or custom.

| cutoff_time string |  | Custom cutoff time to generate report [hh:mm].

day
string

Choices:
- sunday
- monday
- tuesday
- wednesday
- thursday
- friday
- saturday

Schedule days of week to generate report.

| description string |  | Description.
| email_recipients string |  | Email recipients for generated reports.

email_send
string

Choices:
- enable
- disable

Enable/disable sending emails after reports are generated.

format
string

Choices:
- pdf

Report format.

| 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
string

Choices:
- include-table-of-content
- auto-numbering-heading
- view-chart-as-heading
- show-html-navbar-before-heading
- dummy-option

Report layout options.

| page dictionary |  | Configure report page.

column_break_before
string

Choices:
- heading1
- heading2
- heading3

Report page auto column break before heading.

|  | footer dictionary |  | Configure report page footer.
|  |  | footer_item list |  | Configure report footer item.
|  |  |  | content string |  | Report item text content.
|  |  |  | description string |  | Description.
|  |  |  | id integer / required |  | Report item ID.
|  |  |  | img_src string |  | Report item image file name.
|  |  |  | style string |  | Report item style.

type
string

Choices:
- text
- image

Report item type.

|  |  | style string |  | Report footer style.
|  | header dictionary |  | Configure report page header.
|  |  | header_item list |  | Configure report header item.
|  |  |  | content string |  | Report item text content.
|  |  |  | description string |  | Description.
|  |  |  | id integer / required |  | Report item ID.
|  |  |  | img_src string |  | Report item image file name.
|  |  |  | style string |  | Report item style.

type
string

Choices:
- text
- image

Report item type.

|  |  | style string |  | Report header style.

options
string

Choices:
- header-on-first-page
- footer-on-first-page

Report page options.

page_break_before
string

Choices:
- heading1
- heading2
- heading3

Report page auto page break before heading.

paper
string

Choices:
- a4
- letter

Report page paper.

schedule_type
string

Choices:
- demand
- daily
- weekly

Report schedule type.

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_theme string |  | Report style theme.
| subtitle string |  | Report subtitle.
| time string |  | Schedule time to generate report [hh:mm].
| title string |  | Report title.

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 layout configuration.
        fortios_report_layout:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          state: "present"
          report_layout:
            body_item:
             -
                chart: "<your_own_value>"
                chart_options: "include-no-data"
                column: "6"
                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: "31"
                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: "40"
            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 | 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

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

- Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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