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Task
For option definitions, click
?
in the interface.
1
Click
Menu
|
Automation
|
Server Tasks
, then click
Actions
|
New Task
.
2 On the Description page, type a name for the new task, then click
Next
.
3
From the
Actions
drop-down menu, select
Run Query
.
4 Click browse (
...
) next to the Query field and select a query. The
Select a query from the list
dialog box
appears with the My Groups tab active.
5
Select the compliance-defining query. This could be a default query, such as
McAfee Agent Compliance
Summary
in the Shared Groups section, or a user-created query, such as one described in Creating a
query to define compliance.
6
From the
Sub-Actions
drop-down menu, select
Generate Compliance Event
and specify the percentage or
number of target systems, then click
Next
.
Events can be generated by the
generate compliance event
task if
noncompliance rises above a set percentage or set number of systems.
7 Schedule the task for the time interval needed for Compliance History reporting. For example, if
compliance must be collected on a weekly basis, schedule the task to run weekly. Click
Next
.
8
Review the details, then click
Save
.
About reports
Reports combine queries and other elements into PDF documents, providing detailed information for
analysis.
You run reports to find out the state of your environment — vulnerabilities, usage, events, etc. — so
you can make the changes necessary to keep your environment secure.
Queries provide similar information, but can only be used when you are directly interacting with an
ePolicy Orchestrator server. Reports allow you to package together one or more queries into a single
PDF document, enabling focused, offline analysis.
Reports are configurable documents that display data from one or more queries, drawing data from
one or more databases. The most recently run result for every report is stored within the system and
is readily available for viewing.
You can restrict access to reports through the use of groups and permission sets in exactly the same
manner you restrict access to queries. Reports and queries can use the same groups, and because
reports primarily consist of queries, this allows for consistent access control.
Structure of a report
Reports contain a number of elements held within a basic format.
While reports are highly customizable, they have a basic structure that contains all of the varying
elements.
Querying the database and reporting on system status
About reports
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