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Reports Settings tab

Reports Settings tab

The following options are available in the Settings tab:

Field

Description

Name

The report name.

Time Zone

The time zone to use for data in the report.

The Default time zone is the time zone set for the FortiAnalyzer. For more information, see Configuring the system time.

Time Period

The time period the report covers.

Available report filter time periods include Previous 7 Days, Previous 14 Days, Previous 30 Days, This Week, Previous Week, Previous 2 Weeks, Previous N Hours, Previous N Days, Previous N Weeks, This Month, Previous Month, This Quarter, Previous Quarter, This Year, Today, Yesterday, and Custom.

Select a time period or select Custom to manually specify the start and end date and time. The specific range of time included for your report is displayed below the selected Time Period.

Note

Previous time period filters can include up to the previous days data at the latest, and do not include data from the current day. This ensures that data is not missed during report generation and that scheduled reports using these filters include a consistent time period.

Devices

The devices to include in the report. Select either All Devices or Specify to add specific devices. Select the add icon to select devices.

Subnets

Select All Subnets to include all subnets, or select Specify to include/exclude subnets as a filter for this report. See Subnets.

Type

Select either Single Report (Group Report) or Multiple Reports (Per-Device).

This option is only available if multiple devices are selected.

Enable Schedule

Select to enable report template schedules.

Enable Notification

Select to enable notification to the selected output profile.

Enable Auto-Cache

Select to assemble datasets before generating the report and as the data is available. This process uses system resources and is recommended only for reports that require days to assemble datasets. Disable this option for unused reports and for reports that require little time to assemble datasets.

Extended Log Filtering

Enable to cache the following log fields for faster filtering.

  • Device ID
  • Source Endpoint ID
  • Source IP
  • Source User ID
  • Destination IP

Generate PDF Report Every

Select when the report is generated.

Enter a number for the frequency of the report based on the time period selected from the dropdown list.

Start time

Enter a starting date and time for the file generation.

End time

Enter an ending date and time for the file generation, or set it to never ending.

Enable Notification

Select to enable report notification.

Output Profile

Select the output profile from the dropdown list, or click Create New to create a new output profile. See Output profiles.

Filters section of Reports Settings tab

See Filtering report output.

Advanced Settings section of Reports Settings tab

The following options are available in the Advanced Settings section of the Settings tab.

Field

Description

Language

Select the report language.

Bundle rest into “Others”

Select to bundle the uncategorized results into an Others category.

Print Orientation

Set the print orientation to portrait or landscape.

Chart Heading Level

Set the heading level for the chart heading.

Default Font

Set the default font.

Hide # Column

Select to hide the column numbers.

Layout Header

Enter header text and select the header image. Accept the default Fortinet image or click Browse to select a different image.

Layout Footer

Select either the default footer or click Custom to enter custom footer text in the text field.

Print Cover Page

Select to print the report cover page. Click Customize to customize the cover page. See Customizing report cover pages.

Print Table of Contents

Select to include a table of contents.

Print Device List

Select to print the device list. Select Compact, Count, or Detailed from the dropdown list.

Print Report Filters

Select to print the filters applied to the report.

Obfuscate User

Select to hide user information in the report.

Resolve Hostname

Select to resolve hostnames in the report.

Allow Save Maximum

Select a value between 1-10000 for the maximum number of reports to save.

Color Code

The color used to identify the report on the calendar. Select a color code from the dropdown list to apply to the report schedule. Color options include: Bold Blue, Blue, Turquoise, Green, Bold Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Bold Red, Purple, and Gray.

Enable Report Filter Caching

Select to accelerate processing speed when generating multiple reports. In this case, all filters are applied when querying the hcache table. This is the default.

De-select to improve report accuracy. In this case, the filters are put inside the hcache to increase data accuracy. However, this will also impact performance.

Enable High Accuracy Caching

Select to increase the maximum hcache rows, increasing data accuracy.

You can show, set, or reset the maximum number of rows for high-accuracy hcache by entering the following command in the FortiAnalyzer CLI:

diagnose sql config hcache-max-high-accu-row [reset | set <integer>]

De-select to use the default number of hcache rows, increasing system performance. This is the default.

You can show, set, or reset the default number of hcache rows by entering the following command in the FortiAnalyzer CLI:

diagnose sql config hcache-max-rpt-row [reset | set <integer>]

Reports Settings tab

The following options are available in the Settings tab:

Field

Description

Name

The report name.

Time Zone

The time zone to use for data in the report.

The Default time zone is the time zone set for the FortiAnalyzer. For more information, see Configuring the system time.

Time Period

The time period the report covers.

Available report filter time periods include Previous 7 Days, Previous 14 Days, Previous 30 Days, This Week, Previous Week, Previous 2 Weeks, Previous N Hours, Previous N Days, Previous N Weeks, This Month, Previous Month, This Quarter, Previous Quarter, This Year, Today, Yesterday, and Custom.

Select a time period or select Custom to manually specify the start and end date and time. The specific range of time included for your report is displayed below the selected Time Period.

Note

Previous time period filters can include up to the previous days data at the latest, and do not include data from the current day. This ensures that data is not missed during report generation and that scheduled reports using these filters include a consistent time period.

Devices

The devices to include in the report. Select either All Devices or Specify to add specific devices. Select the add icon to select devices.

Subnets

Select All Subnets to include all subnets, or select Specify to include/exclude subnets as a filter for this report. See Subnets.

Type

Select either Single Report (Group Report) or Multiple Reports (Per-Device).

This option is only available if multiple devices are selected.

Enable Schedule

Select to enable report template schedules.

Enable Notification

Select to enable notification to the selected output profile.

Enable Auto-Cache

Select to assemble datasets before generating the report and as the data is available. This process uses system resources and is recommended only for reports that require days to assemble datasets. Disable this option for unused reports and for reports that require little time to assemble datasets.

Extended Log Filtering

Enable to cache the following log fields for faster filtering.

  • Device ID
  • Source Endpoint ID
  • Source IP
  • Source User ID
  • Destination IP

Generate PDF Report Every

Select when the report is generated.

Enter a number for the frequency of the report based on the time period selected from the dropdown list.

Start time

Enter a starting date and time for the file generation.

End time

Enter an ending date and time for the file generation, or set it to never ending.

Enable Notification

Select to enable report notification.

Output Profile

Select the output profile from the dropdown list, or click Create New to create a new output profile. See Output profiles.

Filters section of Reports Settings tab

See Filtering report output.

Advanced Settings section of Reports Settings tab

The following options are available in the Advanced Settings section of the Settings tab.

Field

Description

Language

Select the report language.

Bundle rest into “Others”

Select to bundle the uncategorized results into an Others category.

Print Orientation

Set the print orientation to portrait or landscape.

Chart Heading Level

Set the heading level for the chart heading.

Default Font

Set the default font.

Hide # Column

Select to hide the column numbers.

Layout Header

Enter header text and select the header image. Accept the default Fortinet image or click Browse to select a different image.

Layout Footer

Select either the default footer or click Custom to enter custom footer text in the text field.

Print Cover Page

Select to print the report cover page. Click Customize to customize the cover page. See Customizing report cover pages.

Print Table of Contents

Select to include a table of contents.

Print Device List

Select to print the device list. Select Compact, Count, or Detailed from the dropdown list.

Print Report Filters

Select to print the filters applied to the report.

Obfuscate User

Select to hide user information in the report.

Resolve Hostname

Select to resolve hostnames in the report.

Allow Save Maximum

Select a value between 1-10000 for the maximum number of reports to save.

Color Code

The color used to identify the report on the calendar. Select a color code from the dropdown list to apply to the report schedule. Color options include: Bold Blue, Blue, Turquoise, Green, Bold Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Bold Red, Purple, and Gray.

Enable Report Filter Caching

Select to accelerate processing speed when generating multiple reports. In this case, all filters are applied when querying the hcache table. This is the default.

De-select to improve report accuracy. In this case, the filters are put inside the hcache to increase data accuracy. However, this will also impact performance.

Enable High Accuracy Caching

Select to increase the maximum hcache rows, increasing data accuracy.

You can show, set, or reset the maximum number of rows for high-accuracy hcache by entering the following command in the FortiAnalyzer CLI:

diagnose sql config hcache-max-high-accu-row [reset | set <integer>]

De-select to use the default number of hcache rows, increasing system performance. This is the default.

You can show, set, or reset the default number of hcache rows by entering the following command in the FortiAnalyzer CLI:

diagnose sql config hcache-max-rpt-row [reset | set <integer>]