Snippet Name: Email_Database_Report_AppDynamics

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Created Date: 2025-06-16 13:12:40
Last Modified Date: 2025-05-31 10:32:16

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Title: Email Database Report AppDynamics
Author: user
in App Dynamics, if i was looking a a specific server in the Database section, can i create a report that emails that main page?

Author: ChatGPT
In AppDynamics, the **Database** section provides dashboards, metrics, and health information about your monitored database servers ??? but out of the box, AppDynamics **does not provide a direct ???email this page as a report??? button** for the UI you see when viewing a specific database server.  

However, you **can create scheduled reports that approximate the same data**, using the following approach:

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??? **Steps to create an email report with relevant database metrics:**

1. **Create a Custom Dashboard or Report**
   - Go to **Dashboards & Reports** in AppDynamics.
   - Create a **Dashboard** or **Report** that pulls in the key metrics you see on the Database page (for example: Calls per Minute, Average Response Time, Slow Calls, Errors, Deadlocks, etc.).
   - Use **Widgets** to add specific database metrics or charts.
   - Filter it to the specific Database Collector / Server you are interested in.

2. **Schedule the Report**
   - Once the dashboard or report is created:
     - Go to **Dashboards & Reports ??? Scheduled Reports**.
     - Click **Create Scheduled Report**.
     - Select the dashboard/report you created.
     - Choose the delivery format (PDF or HTML).
     - Set the recipient email addresses.
     - Set the schedule (daily, weekly, monthly).

3. **Test It**
   - Run a **manual test** by clicking **Send Now** on the scheduled report to ensure it looks like what you want.
   - Adjust the dashboard widgets if needed.

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???? **What you cannot do out of the box:**
- Directly send the **exact UI page** of a database server from the Database section as an email or snapshot.
- Send interactive or clickable dashboard views.
- Automate screenshots of the AppDynamics UI itself.

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???? **Advanced workaround (optional, but outside AppDynamics)**
If you really need to capture the exact **visual page**, you could:
- Use a third-party tool (like a headless browser script, Selenium, or Puppeteer) to automate capturing a **screenshot** of the AppDynamics page and email it on a schedule.
- This would require:
  - Handling AppDynamics login/authentication in the script.
  - Setting up a scheduled job (like a cron job or Windows task) to run the script.
  - Sending the screenshot via SMTP or a tool like PowerShell or Python.

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If you tell me **which specific metrics or visuals you care about**, I can help draft the **dashboard JSON** or the **report setup** for you! Would you like help building that? Let me know. ????