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4.2.3 Custom reports
Custom reports enable you to save specific report parameters (for example, a report type for a
specific time/date period)and to have it generated on a schedule. Use this feature to automate
report generation.
Configuring custom reports
1. From GFI MailEssentials configuration, go to GFI MailEssentials >Reporting >Reports.
2. Select Custom Reports tab and click New.
3. Configure the following options:
Option Description
Report type Select the type of report to generate:
Emails Blocked - shows total emails blocked by anti-spam and anti-malware filters for each
email direction (Inbound, Outbound and Internal) out of all emails processed.
Emails Blocked Graph - graphically shows total emails blocked by anti-spam and anti-malware
filters for each email direction (Inbound, Outbound and Internal) out of all emails processed.
Email Direction Graph - graphically shows total emails processed for each email direction -
Inbound, Outbound and Internal.
Email Direction - shows total emails processed for each email direction - Inbound, Outbound
and Internal.
User Report - shows the number of blocked and allowed emails for each email address.
Spam Filter - shows the total number of emails blocked by each anti-spam filter.
Spam Filter Graph - graphically shows the total number of emails blocked by each anti-spam
filter.
Click View Report Preview to preview how report looks like.
Date filtering Select report date range. When selecting Custom date range, specify the period to display data for,
from the Custom From and Custom To calendar controls.
Emaildirections
filtering
Select a particular email direction to display data for or select All email directions (inbound,
outbound, internal) to display data for all directions.
Email address
filtering
Key in an email address to display report information for that particular email address only.
Report
Grouping
Specify how to group data. Available options are:
Group by Day
Group by Week
Group by Month
Group by Year
4. Optionally, enable Send every checkbox and configure a date/time combination to have the
report generate at a specific date and time . Click Add Rule to save report generation time.
NOTE:
To delete a rule, select an existing report generation time and click Delete.
5. Select whether to send report by email or save it to disk. To send report by email, select Send
by email and provide the email address to where the email is sent. To save report to disk,