Report – Job Type

With Cloudhouse Guardian (Guardian), you can schedule a report job on a benchmark, policy, or node group, according to a specified schedule. This job type generates a report on the chosen node type and emails it to the list of recipients provided. The following topic describes how to add a scheduled 'Report' job type. For this job, there are three types to choose from:

Type

Description
Report – Benchmark

Generates a benchmark report in PDF or CSV format and emails it to the list of recipients.
Report – Policy

Generates a policy report in PDF or CSV format and emails it to the list of recipients.
Report – Group Diff

Generates a report on the specified node group in JSON format that compares the stats between each job run.

For more information on Scheduled Change Reports, see Scheduled Change Report – Job Type.

Add a Scheduled Job

To add a scheduled report job, complete the following:

  1. In the Job Schedule tab, click to Add Scheduled Job.

  2. The Add Scheduled Job page is displayed. In the Job Type drop-down list, select a 'Report' option.

  3. Once selected, the Add Scheduled Job page is displayed with the fields required to add a scheduled report job.

    Here, the following options are displayed.

    Option

    Description
    Job Type drop-down list

    The job type configured to run on a schedule.

    Runs Every drop-down list

    How often the job will be scheduled to run. Select a value from the drop-down list. If you select a schedule to run every 12 hours, additional fields are displayed for you to configure the exact day and time.
    Source drop-down list

    The benchmark/policy/node group that you want the job to be performed on.

    Failing radio button

    Select this option to report on policies that are 'Failing' within your target Source. This option is only displayed for the 'Report – Policy' job type.
    All radio button

    Select this option to report on 'All' policies within your target Source. This option is only displayed for the 'Report – Policy' job type.
    Latest Results Only checkbox

    Select this option to report only on the latest results within your target Source. This option is only displayed for the 'Report – Policy' job type.
    Report Recipients

    Enter a list of email addresses to send the report to, each separated by a comma.
    PDF radio button

    Select this option to generate the report in PDF format. This option is only displayed for the 'Report – Benchmark' and 'Report – Policy' job types.
    CSV radio button

    Select this option to generate the report in CSV format. This option is only displayed for the 'Report – Benchmark' and 'Report – Policy' job types.
    Account Administrators checkbox

    Select this option to notify account administrators via email if the job schedule fails.
    Account Analysts checkbox

    Select this option to notify account analysts via email if the job schedule fails.
    Node Group Members checkbox

    Select this option to notify account analysts via email if the job schedule fails. This option is only displayed for the 'Report – Group Diff' job type.
    A comma separated list of email addresses to notify if job fails field

    Enter a list of email addresses to notify if the job schedule fails, each separated by a comma.

  4. Once you have entered the correct value in each field, click to Save the job schedule.

If each value was set correctly, a confirmation message is displayed and the job is added to the Job Schedule tab. The job will automatically run according to the schedule you set.

Note: Once the job is run, the results are displayed as a 'Report Job' event in the Events tab. For more information, see Events.