Scheduling an Executive Summary report using the Web UI

Use the Schedule Report page to generate an Executive Summary report on a schedule and send email notifications automatically.

Note

Before you can schedule an Executive Summary report to be generated and sent through email, ensure that the SMTP server or domain is configured. You must also specify the email address of the report recipient. For details about configuring these report settings, see the Network Security System Administration Guide.

To schedule an Executive Summary report for automatic generation and email distribution:

In the Web UI, choose Reports > Schedule.
In the Scheduled drop-down menu, set the time frequency:
- hourly
- daily
- weekly
- monthly
In the Time drop-down menu, set the time of day in hours and minutes (00:00).
If you selected a weekly report, specify the report day of the week in the WeekDay field.
If you selected a monthly report, specify the report day of the month in the MonthDay field.
In the Delivery drop-down menu, specify the delivery method. The default delivery is email.
- email—Deliver the report as a file attached to email.
- file—Deliver the report as a file linked from the Web UI.
In the Report Type drop-down menu, select Executive Summary.
In the Report Format drop-down menu, select the pdf output format to write the report to an Adobe Acrobat PDF file.
In the Time Frame drop-down menu, select the time period for this report:
- past week—Report covers analysis generated during the past 7 days.
- past month—Report covers analysis generated during the past 1 month.
- past 3 month—Report covers analysis generated during the past 3 months.
Click Schedule Report. The scheduled report is added to the top of the scheduling list.
(Optional) Export the XSD files. These files describe the structure of an Executive Summary report.
- To export the Windows OS Change XSD, click the Get Windows OS Change XSD link at the top right side of the page.
- To export the MAC OS Change XSD, click the Get MAC OS Change XSD link at the top right side of the page.
- To export the Alert XSD, click the Get Alert XSD link at the top right side of the page.

To delete a scheduled Executive Summary report:

In the Web UI, choose Reports > Schedule Reports.
Locate a scheduled Executive Summary report you want to delete.
Click the action icon () in the Action column.
Click Delete.
Click OK.
An Executive Summary report is removed from the schedule. The following message appears:
Close the message.