New to Analytics Exchange or upgrading from a previous version? Use this quick start to get familiar with AX Client.
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To complete this quick start, you require an installation of AX Client and an instance of AX Server to connect to.
AX Client connects to AX Server so that you can interact with the content on the server. The first thing you need to do is tell AX Client which AX Server instance to use.
Use the server host name rather than the IP address:
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The Options dialog box is only displayed if you did not enter the server address for AX Server during AX Client installation. In the dialog box, leave the Port number at the default value of 443 unless otherwise instructed.
User account | Credential format |
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Default domain account | username |
Non-default domain account | domain\username |
Local Windows account where AX Server is installed | computerName\username |
If you cannot connect to AX Server, or if there are error messages, ensure that you have entered the correct server address and port. If problems continue, contact your Analytics Exchange administrator.
The Server Explorer displays the Library and Working directory on AX Server. All of your audit content is stored in collections and folders inside one of these locations.
On the left-hand pane, expand the Library and Working directory to explore the server contents.
Select View > Refresh from the main menu or press F5 to refresh the contents of the Server Explorer.
From the menu, you can create collections and folders to house your projects in either the Library or the Working directory.
To get your audit content into Analytics Exchange, you need to import a project created in ACL Analytics. These projects contain the analytic scripts you run on AX Server.
After you have imported project items and analytic scripts to AX Server, you can schedule them to run on a recurring basis.
Depending on the complexity of the analytic, you may need to enter several pages of information. To exclude optional input values, select Do not pass a value to the analytic.
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If multiple input values can be entered in a single field, press Enter after each value so that each value is on a separate line, unless the analytic instructs you to do something else.
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To publish results, AX Exception must be installed and configured for AX Server. If the analytic author specifies which tables to publish in the analytic, these fields are disabled.
To publish more than one table to AX Exception, click Add Row and enter the required information.
Separate multiple email addresses with semi-colons: john_doe@example.com;jane_doe@example.com.
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Email notification and log file attachments are only available if the required mail server configuration is completed on AX Server by your Analytics Exchange administrator. Email notifications with multiple senders and file attachments may trigger spam filters. For best results, ensure that your IT team marks your AX email from address as Not Spam.