How to use Google Chrome to generate PDF Reports

This article is applicable to version 12.1.5 and newer of Goliath Performance Monitor.

With the Goliath reporting engine, one has the option to email or export the generated reports to PDF. In order to do so, our PDF generator requires to the use of Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome web browser(s) to be installed on the Goliath Server. 

By default, Goliath will use Microsoft Edge for the PDF generate. However, if you want to change the the product to use Google Chrome follow the instructions below:

1. RDP to the Goliath Server
2. In Windows File Explorer naivgate to the Bin directory for Goliath
   1. Default location is C:\Program Files\MonitorIT\Bin
3. Edit the GPMServer.cfg file
4. In between the "{}" add a line for "PDFBrowser": "Google Chrome"
   1. Ensure that if you are adding this line to the bottom of the file that a comma was added to the line above
5. Save and close the GPMServer.cfg file
6. Open Windows Services and restart the MonitorIT Server Service

If you later decide that you'd like to use Microsoft Edge instead, you'll need to revert your changes:

1. RDP to the Goliath Server
2. In Windows File Explorer naivgate to the Bin directory for Goliath
   1. Default location is C:\Program Files\MonitorIT\Bin
3. Edit the GPMServer.cfg file
4. In between the "{}" remove the line for "PDFBrowser": "Google Chrome"
   1. Ensure that if you are remove this line as the last item in the file that the comma is removed from the line above
5. Save and close the GPMServer.cfg file
6. Open Windows Services and restart the MonitorIT Server Service