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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def as_report_request(self, rules, timer=datetime.utcnow):
 """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`` """

        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]))