How to save rule output to a custom location

Summary: Every Cayosoft Administrator rule has an Output section and you can save rule results in a CSV data file or HTML report. You can customize the default output folder for all rules or change the output folder only for specific rules.

Applies to: Cayosoft Administrator all versions.

Customizing default output folders for CSV files and HTML reports

You can change default folders where output CSV files and HTML reports are stored for all rules.

1. In the Cayosoft Administrator console, navigate to Configuration > Settings > Reporting.

2. To change default CSV data folder click the ... button next to the Store exported data in folder setting and select the desired folder in the Browse for Folder dialog.

3. To set HTML reports folder click the ... button next to the Store HTML reports folder setting and select the desired folder in the Browse for Folder dialog.

4. Save changes.

NOTE: You can use both local (for example, D:\Cayosoft Reports) and shared directories (\\servername\reports\).

Before changing the directories be sure that your service account has Read and Write access to these directories.

Changing output folder for CSV file for a specific rule

For example, you want to change the output directory for CSV data files for a specific rule to a "\\servername\cayosoft data lists\" folder.

1. Open the Cayosoft Administrator console, and open the rule.

2. In the Output section, replace "$Reports_Container" with "\\servername\cayosoft data lists\" in the File Name field:

   \\servername\cayosoft data lists\$RuleName-$(get-date -f yyyy-MM-dd_HH_mm).csv

   

3. Save Changes.

NOTE: If you need to set the output folder to its default value, you can select the "$Exports_Container\$RuleName-$(get-date -f yyyy-MM-dd_HH_mm).csv" in File Name setting drop-down control:

Customizing output folder for HTML report in a specific rule

For example, you want to change the output directory for HTML reports in a specific rule to the "\\servername\reports\" folder.

1. Open the Cayosoft Administrator console and select the rule.

2. In the Output section, replace the "$Reports_Container" with "\\servername\reports\" in the Report Name field:

   \\servername\reports\$RuleName-$(get-date -f yyyy-MM-dd_HH_mm_ss).html

3. Save changes.

NOTE: If you need to set the output folder to its default value, you can select $Reports_Container\$RuleName-$(get-date -f yyyy-MM-dd_HH_mm_ss).html value in the Report Name drop-down control:

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