Scheduling reports for managed appliances using the Web UI

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Use the Schedule Report page to schedule static or custom reports for managed appliances.

Note

You can schedule custom reports that have been generated for managed Email Security — Server, Network Security, and File Protect appliances if you select the Make Schedulable checkbox in the Reports > Custom Reports page on the Central Management System appliance.

To schedule static reports:
  1. In the Web UI, choose Reports > Schedule Reports.

  2. Schedule the static reports as described in the User Guide for the managed appliance. For IPS-enabled Network Security appliances, schedule the static reports as described in the IPS Feature Guide.

    Note

    You can schedule a SmartVision Alerts report from the Web UI only. A SmartVision Alerts report cannot be customized.

To schedule custom reports:
  1. In the Central Management System appliance Web UI, choose Reports > Schedule Reports.

  2. In the Report Type drop-down menu under "Custom Reports", select the custom report that has been generated for managed Email Security — Server, Network Security, and File Protect appliances.

  3. In the Scheduled drop-down menu, set the time frequency:

    • hourly

    • daily

    • weekly

    • monthly

  4. In the Time drop-down menu, set the time of day in hours and minutes (00:00).

  5. If you selected a weekly report, specify the report day of the week in the WeekDay field.

  6. If you selected a monthly report, specify the report day of the month in the MonthDay field.

  7. In the Delivery drop-down menu, specify the delivery method. The default delivery is email.

    • email—Deliver the custom report as a file attached to email.

    • file—Deliver the custom report as a file linked from the Web UI.

  8. In the Time Frame drop-down menu, select the time period for this custom report:

    • past day—Report covers analysis generated during the past 24 hours.

    • past week—Report covers analysis generated during the past 7 days.

    • past month—Report covers analysis generated during the past 1 month.

    • past 3 months—Report covers analysis generated during the past 3 months.

  9. Click Schedule Report. The scheduled report is added to the top of the scheduling list.