LiveNX stores raw flow data in the flow store database to generate flow topology views, short-term reports and flow related alerts. The raw flow data gets aggregated every 15 minutes and stored in the long-term store database to generate the flow dashboard and the long-term reports. Long-term reports include scheduled reports with durations of greater than 4 days and ad hoc reports based on the flow dashboard. Custom flow reports (i.e., flow reports created using user-defined fields) regardless of duration length are generated using the raw flow store database.