This guide shows how to move from the previous GpsGate Reports to GpsGate Reporting 3. The guide is aimed at users that have upgraded GpsGate Server from version 2.3 to version 3.0 and still use the old reporting functionality.
We recommend everone to move to Reporting 3 as GpsGate Reporting was significantly improved with the GpsGate Server 3.0 release. Reporting 3 adds the following functionality:
- Improved performance and stability
- Additional reports (Time On Site Report, Signal Report, Fuel Report, and more)
- Scheduling of reports over email
- Flexible report layout
- Easy report customization in an “Excel”-like interface
- Report import and export
- Report downloads from the plugin page in Siteadmin
Move to Reporting 3 in two steps to make the transition smooth. First you activate the new reports and when your are satisfied with the result you turn off the old ones.
Activate Reporting 3
Follow the guide Activate reports in GpsGate Server 3.0 to activate Reporting 3 in your application. This will add a new menu item Manage reports to the Reports menu in the Map view window.
You can repeat the guide to add additional reports.
Turn off old reporting
You can now turn off the old reporting page. Verify that you are satisfied with the new Reporting 3 functionality before you proceed with this step.
Follow these steps to turn off old reporting:
- Login to the Site Administration application
- Click on the tab Applications and go to the menu Search and Manage
- Click on the the application you want to turn off the old reports for
- Scroll down to the section Enable/Disable features and expand the Reports and Export folder
- Un-check _UseReports to turn off the old reports
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save to save your updated settings
At this point the old Reports Menu item is still visible in the Reports menu.
Remove old reporting Menu item
You can remove the inactive old Reports Menu item by updating the VehicleTracker.master file on your server.
Note: You will have to re-apply any re-branding on your server after this update.
Follow these steps to remove the inactive Reports menu item:
- Login to the Site Administration application
- Click on the tab Plugins
- Click on the button Change URL, enter http://labsupdate.gpsgate.com in the New URL field and press Enter
- Click on the tab Get More Plugins
- Find the plugin VehicleTracker.Master and click on Install
- When the plugin is downloaded click on Next to install it
Creating new applications
When you create new applications you can use the Basic One application template. The template has Reporting 3 enabled including default reports.
Please let us know if you have any questions or need assistance
