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# fortios_report_chart – Report chart widget 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 chart 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_chart dictionary | Default: null | Report chart widget configuration.
| background string |  | Chart background.
| category string | Choices: misc traffic event virus webfilter attack spam dlp app-ctrl vulnerability | Category.
| category_series dictionary |  | Category series of pie chart.
|  | databind string |  | Category series value expression.
|  | font_size integer |  | Font size of category-series title.
| color_palette string |  | Color palette (system will pick color automatically by default).
| column list |  | Table column definition.
|  | detail_unit string |  | Detail unit of column.
|  | detail_value string |  | Detail value of column.
|  | footer_unit string |  | Footer unit of column.
|  | footer_value string |  | Footer value of column.
|  | header_value string |  | Display name of table header.
|  | id integer / required |  | ID.
|  | mapping list |  | Show detail in certain display value for certain condition.
|  |  | displayname string |  | Display name.
|  |  | id integer / required |  | id
|  |  | op string | Choices: none greater greater-equal less less-equal equal between | Comparison operator.
|  |  | value1 string |  | Value 1.
|  |  | value2 string |  | Value 2.
|  |  | value_type string | Choices: integer string | Value type.
| comments string |  | Comment.
| dataset string |  | Bind dataset to chart.
| dimension string | Choices: 2D 3D | Dimension.
| drill_down_charts list |  | Drill down charts.
|  | chart_name string |  | Drill down chart name.
|  | id integer / required |  | Drill down chart ID.
|  | status string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable this drill down chart.
| favorite string | Choices: no yes | Favorite.
| graph_type string | Choices: none bar pie line flow | Graph type.
| legend string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/Disable Legend area.
| legend_font_size integer |  | Font size of legend area.
| name string / required |  | Chart Widget Name
| period string | Choices: last24h last7d | Time period.
| policy integer |  | Used by monitor policy.
| 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 string | Choices: auto manual | Style.
| title string |  | Chart title.
| title_font_size integer |  | Font size of chart title.
| type string | Choices: graph table | Chart type.
| value_series dictionary |  | Value series of pie chart.
|  | databind string |  | Value series value expression.
| x_series dictionary |  | X-series of chart.
|  | caption string |  | X-series caption.
|  | caption_font_size integer |  | X-series caption font size.
|  | databind string |  | X-series value expression.
|  | font_size integer |  | X-series label font size.
|  | is_category string | Choices: yes no | X-series represent category or not.
|  | label_angle string | Choices: 45-degree vertical horizontal | X-series label angle.
|  | scale_direction string | Choices: decrease increase | Scale increase or decrease.
|  | scale_format string | Choices: YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM YYYY-MM-DD HH YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM YYYY HH-MM MM-DD | Date/time format.
|  | scale_step integer |  | Scale step.
|  | scale_unit string | Choices: minute hour day month year | Scale unit.
|  | unit string |  | X-series unit.
| y_series dictionary |  | Y-series of chart.
|  | caption string |  | Y-series caption.
|  | caption_font_size integer |  | Y-series caption font size.
|  | databind string |  | Y-series value expression.
|  | extra_databind string |  | Extra Y-series value.
|  | extra_y string | Choices: enable disable | Allow another Y-series value
|  | extra_y_legend string |  | Extra Y-series legend type/name.
|  | font_size integer |  | Y-series label font size.
|  | group string |  | Y-series group option.
|  | label_angle string | Choices: 45-degree vertical horizontal | Y-series label angle.
|  | unit string |  | Y-series unit.
|  | y_legend string |  | First Y-series legend type/name.
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 chart widget configuration.
        fortios_report_chart:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          state: "present"
          report_chart:
            background: "<your_own_value>"
            category: "misc"
            category_series:
                databind: "<your_own_value>"
                font_size: "7"
            color_palette: "<your_own_value>"
            column:
             -
                detail_unit: "<your_own_value>"
                detail_value: "<your_own_value>"
                footer_unit: "<your_own_value>"
                footer_value: "<your_own_value>"
                header_value: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "15"
                mapping:
                 -
                    displayname: "<your_own_value>"
                    id:  "18"
                    op: "none"
                    value_type: "integer"
                    value1: "<your_own_value>"
                    value2: "<your_own_value>"
            comments: "<your_own_value>"
            dataset: "<your_own_value>"
            dimension: "2D"
            drill_down_charts:
             -
                chart_name: "<your_own_value>"
                id:  "28"
                status: "enable"
            favorite: "no"
            graph_type: "none"
            legend: "enable"
            legend_font_size: "33"
            name: "default_name_34"
            period: "last24h"
            policy: "36"
            style: "auto"
            title: "<your_own_value>"
            title_font_size: "39"
            type: "graph"
            value_series:
                databind: "<your_own_value>"
            x_series:
                caption: "<your_own_value>"
                caption_font_size: "45"
                databind: "<your_own_value>"
                font_size: "47"
                is_category: "yes"
                label_angle: "45-degree"
                scale_direction: "decrease"
                scale_format: "YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM"
                scale_step: "52"
                scale_unit: "minute"
                unit: "<your_own_value>"
            y_series:
                caption: "<your_own_value>"
                caption_font_size: "57"
                databind: "<your_own_value>"
                extra_databind: "<your_own_value>"
                extra_y: "enable"
                extra_y_legend: "<your_own_value>"
                font_size: "62"
                group: "<your_own_value>"
                label_angle: "45-degree"
                unit: "<your_own_value>"
                y_legend: "<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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