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Schedule a new configuration report

Schedule a new configuration report task to send the product configuration and system information to a specific email address or distribution list, at convenient time intervals.

Task
1 Click Dashboard | Configuration Reports. The Configuration Reports page appears.
2 Click New Report. The Report page appears.
3 From When to report tab, specify when you want the configuration report task to run. The available options are:
Not scheduled — Select this if you have not decided on when to perform the configuration report task or disable the schedule for an existing configuration report task.
Once — Specify the date and time to schedule a configuration report task once.
Hours — Select this to schedule the task based on hours, if you have to execute the configuration report task for more than once in a day. For example, let's consider that the current time is 14:00 hours and you have to create a report task that satisfies these conditions:
The configuration report task must start exactly at 14:30 hours
The configuration report task must occur twice a day

To achieve this, specify 12 for hours and 30 for minutes.

Days — Select this to schedule the task based on how often the configuration report task must occur in a week. For example, if you want the configuration report task to occur once in three days, specify 3 under day(s) and select the time when the task should start.
Weeks — Select this to schedule the task based on how often the configuration report task must occur in a month. For example, if you want the configuration report task to occur bi-weekly, specify 2 under week(s), select the days and time when the task should start.
Months — Select this to schedule the task based on how often the configuration report task must occur in a year. For example, if you want the configuration report task to occur on every second Saturday of each month, select second from On the drop-down list, Saturday from of drop-down list, then select all the months and time when the task should start.
Enable Stop task after it has run for <n> hour(s) <n> minute(s), to stop a configuration report task if it exceeds the specified hours.
4 Click Next. The Report Settings page appears. The available options are:
Option definitions
Option Definition
Recipient Email Specify the recipient email address or SMTP address of the distribution list. In most cases, this should be the Exchange administrator's email address.
By default, the email address from Settings & Diagnostics | Notifications | Settings | General | Administrator E-mail is used as the recipient email address.
Subject line for report Specify a meaningful subject line for the email. For example, if you want a weekly configuration report, specify MSME Weekly Configuration Report.
5 Click Next. The Please enter a task name page appears.
6 Specify a meaningful configuration report task name, based on the schedule and format you selected in the previous pages. For example, if you are creating a monthly configuration report task that provides product and system information on the first Monday of each month, specify the task name as Monthly Configuration Report (First Monday).
7 Click Finish, then Apply.
By performing these steps, you have successfully created a new configuration report task.