Creating and Copying a Security Report

Scenario

SecMaster provides you with security reports. You can create a security report template so that you can learn of your resource security status in a timely manner.

This section describes how to create a security report and how to quickly create a security report by copying an existing template.

Limitations and Constraints

A maximum of 10 security reports (including daily, weekly, and monthly reports) can be created in a workspace of an account.

Prerequisites

You have purchased the SecMaster professional edition and the edition is within the validity period.

Creating a Report

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 1 Workspace management page
   

5. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Security Situation > Security Reports.
   Figure 2 Security Reports
   

6. On the Reports page, click to go to the basic configuration page.
7. Configure basic information of the report.

   Table 1 Report parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Report Name	Name of the report you want to create.
   Schedule	Select a report type. Daily: SecMaster collects security information from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59 of the previous day by default. Weekly: SecMaster collects statistics on security information from 00:00:00 on Monday to 23:59:59 on Sunday of the previous week. Monthly: SecMaster collects statistics on security information from 00:00:00 on the first day to 23:59:59 on the last day of the previous month. Custom: Customize a time range.
   Data Scope	This field displays the data scope based on Schedule you specified. If you select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly for Schedule, the system displays the report data scope accordingly.
   Schedule	If you select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly for Schedule, you still need to set when you want SecMaster to send reports. Daily: By default, SecMaster sends a report that includes security information generated from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59 on the previous day every day at the time you specify. Weekly: Set the time when the weekly report is sent. By default, the system sends a report for the data from 00:00:00 last Monday to 23:59:59 last Sunday. Monthly: By default, the system sends a report that includes the security information for the previous month on a monthly basis at the time you specify.
   Send Interval	If you select Custom for Schedule, you need to set an interval to let SecMaster send reports.
   Send Rule	If you select Custom for Schedule, you need to set when to send the report and the data scope. You can set up to five rules for sending reports.
   Report Format	Format of the security report. The options are HTML, JPG, WORD, and PDF.
   Email Subject	Set the subject of the email for sending the report.
   Recipient Email	Add the email address of each recipient. You can add up to 100 email addresses. Separate multiple email addresses with semicolons (;). Example: test01@example.com;test02@example.com
   (Optional) Copy To	Add the email address of each recipient you want to copy the report to. You can add up to 100 email addresses. Separate multiple email addresses with semicolons (;). Example: test03@example.com;test04@example.com
   (Optional) Remarks	Remarks for the security report.

8. Click Next: Report Choose in the upper right corner.
9. On the Report Selection page, select a report from the left. After selecting, you can preview the report layout in the right pane.

   You need to select the corresponding report layout based on what you select for Schedule.

   • To download a report, click in the upper left corner of the report preview page. In the dialog box displayed, select a report format and click OK.

     The system then automatically downloads the report for you.

   • To view a report in full screen, click in the upper left corner of the report preview page.
   • To share a report, click in the upper left corner of the report preview page when editing the report. In the dialog box displayed, click the copy button to share the report. Then, click OK to close the dialog box.

10. Click Complete in the lower right corner. On the displayed Security Reports page, view the created report.

Copying a Report

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 3 Workspace management page
   

5. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Security Situation > Security Reports.
   Figure 4 Security Reports
   

6. Select a report template and click Copy.
7. Edit basic information of the report.
8. Click Next: Report Choose. The report configuration page is displayed.
   • To download a report, click in the upper left corner of the report preview page. In the dialog box displayed, select a report format and click OK.

     The system then automatically downloads the report for you.

   • To view a report in full screen, click in the upper left corner of the report preview page.
   • To share a report, click in the upper left corner of the report preview page when editing the report. In the dialog box displayed, click the copy button to share the report. Then, click OK to close the dialog box.

9. Click Complete in the lower right corner. On the displayed Security Reports page, view the newly created report.