Example: Scheduling a report

This example demonstrates how to schedule a network vulnerability summary report which will:

•	Generate the first report on 02/01/2007 at 20:00.

•	Continue generating the same report on a monthly basis.

•	Export the generated report(s) to folder ‘C:\Monthly Reports’ in PDF format.

•	Email the generated report using the following custom parameters:

o	Send from email account: ‘RC_Admin@gfi.com’

o	Send to email account: ‘IT_manager@gfi.com’

o	SMTP server details: ‘120.11.120.11.

To create the scheduled report:

1. Click on the Default Reports navigation button.

2. Right-click on ‘Network Vulnerability Summary’ and select New > Scheduled Report. As soon as the welcome dialog is displayed click Next.

Screenshot 36 - Select network security scan(s) data

3. Select the option ‘Scans over a date/time range‘ for data to be covered by this report and click Next.

Screenshot 37 - Select date/time of network scan

4. Select the option ‘Relative’ and from the provided drop down list select ‘Last month’. Click on Next to proceed to the next dialog.

Screenshot 38 – Specifying the scheduling options

5. To generate this report on a monthly basis, select the option ‘Generate this report every:’ and set the interval to ‘30 Days’ .

6. Set the start date to ‘02/01/2007’ and time to ‘20:00’. Click Next to continue.

Screenshot 39 - Advanced Settings dialog

7. From the ‘Advanced Settings’ dialog, click on the Settings button underneath the ‘Export to file’ option.

Screenshot 40 - Advanced Settings: Export to file options

8. Select the option ‘Override the default folder options for this report:’

9. Specify the complete path where this report will be saved i.e. ‘C:\Monthly Reports’.

10. From the report format drop down select ‘PDF’ and click OK.

Screenshot 41 - Advanced Settings dialog: Send by email settings button

11. From the ‘Advanced Settings’ dialog, click on the Settings button underneath the ‘Send by email’ option.

Screenshot 42 - Report distribution options

12. Select the option ‘Override the default email options for this report:’

13. Specify the following parameters:

•	To: ‘RC_Admin@gfi.com’

•	From: ‘IT_manager@gfi.com’

•	Server: ‘120.11.120.11’.

14.	From the report format drop down select ‘PDF’ and click OK to finalize your email settings.

Screenshot 40 – Custom report name and description

15. Click Next and specify the following parameters:

•	Report Name: ‘Monthly network vulnerability summary report’

•	Report Title: ‘Monthly network vulnerability summary report’

•	Report Description: This report is generated on a monthly basis. It shows a summary of network vulnerabilities on scans carried out during the previous month.

16. Click Next to proceed to the final dialog.

17. Click Finish to finalize your custom report configuration settings.