code: def as_report_request(self, rules, timer=datetime.utcnow):
          
          if not self.service_name:
              raise ValueError(u'the service name must be set')
          op = super(Info, self).as_operation(timer=timer)
  
          # Populate metrics and labels if they can be associated with a
          # method/operation
          if op.operationId and op.operationName:
              labels = {}
              for known_label in rules.labels:
                  known_label.do_labels_update(self, labels)
  
              # Forcibly add system label reporting here, as the base service
              # config does not specify it as a label.
              labels[_KNOWN_LABELS.SCC_PLATFORM.label_name] = (
                  self.platform.friendly_string())
              labels[_KNOWN_LABELS.SCC_SERVICE_AGENT.label_name] = (
                  SERVICE_AGENT)
              labels[_KNOWN_LABELS.SCC_USER_AGENT.label_name] = USER_AGENT
  
              if labels:
                  op.labels = encoding.PyValueToMessage(
                      sc_messages.Operation.LabelsValue,
                      labels)
              for known_metric in rules.metrics:
                  known_metric.do_operation_update(self, op)
  
          # Populate the log entries
          now = timer()
          op.logEntries = [self._as_log_entry(l, now) for l in rules.logs]
  
          return sc_messages.ServicecontrolServicesReportRequest(
              serviceName=self.service_name,
              reportRequest=sc_messages.ReportRequest(operations=[op]))
docs: Makes a `ServicecontrolServicesReportRequest` from this instance
  
          Args:
            rules (:class:`ReportingRules`): determines what labels, metrics and
              logs to include in the report request.
            timer: a function that determines the current time
  
          Return:
            a ``ServicecontrolServicesReportRequest`` generated from this instance
            governed by the provided ``rules``
  
          Raises:
            ValueError: if the fields in this instance cannot be used to create
              a valid ``ServicecontrolServicesReportRequest``