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FireSIGHT System User Guide
 
Chapter 49      Scheduling Tasks 
  Automating Reports
You must have a valid email relay server configured to send status messages. See 
 for more information about configuring a relay host.
Step 10
Click 
Save
.
The task is added. You can check the status of a running task in the Task Details section of the calendar 
page; see 
.
Step 11
To edit your saved task, click the task anywhere it appears on the schedule calendar page.
The Task Details section appears at the bottom of the page. To make any changes, click the edit icon 
(
).
Automating Reports
License: 
Any
You can automate reports so that they run at regular intervals. However, you must design a template for 
your report before you can configure it as a scheduled task. See 
 for more information about using the report designer to create a report template.
Note
You cannot run remote reports on Sourcefire Software for  X-Series.
To automate report generation:
Access: 
Admin/Maint
Step 1
Select 
System > Tools > Scheduling
The schedule calendar page for the current month appears.
Step 2
Click 
Add Task
.
The New Task page appears.
Step 3
From the 
Job Type
 list, select 
Report
.
The page reloads to show the options for setting up a report to run automatically.
Step 4
Specify how you want to schedule the task, 
Once
 or 
Recurring
:
  •
For one-time tasks, use the drop-down lists to specify the start date and time. The 
Current Time
 field 
indicates the current time on the Defense Center.
  •
For recurring tasks, you have several options for setting the interval between instances of the task. 
See 
 for details.
Step 5
In the 
Job Name
 field, type a name using up to 255 alphanumeric characters, spaces, or dashes.
Step 6
In the 
Report Template
 field, select the report template that you want to use from the drop-down list.
Step 7
Optionally, in the 
Comment
 field, type a comment using up to 255 alphanumeric characters, spaces, or 
periods.
Tip
The comment field appears in the Tasks Details section at the bottom of the schedule calendar page, so 
you should limit the size of your comment.