Setting Up Active Directory Reports

Desktop Central retrieves the information about the Active Directory infrastructure components and provides 100+ out-of-the-box reports. You can schedule the report update interval to get an up-to-date details.

To configure the AD report update interval:

1. Select Admin --> AD Reports Settings to open the report settings page.
2. Select the Enable AD Report Scheduler option.
3. Select the Domains for which the reports needs to be generated. If no domains are selected, the scheduler will be disabled.
4. Select the Scan Mode to specify whether to update all the objects or only the modified objects
5. Specify the update interval as below:
   • Daily - to update everyday. You need to specify the starting time and starting day.
   • Weekly - to update on specific day(s) in a week. You need to specify the starting time and the day(s) on which the update should happen.
   • Monthly - to update on a specific day every month(s). You need to specify starting time, select a day and select a month/months.
6. Click Save Changes

To send the reports by Email

Desktop Central provides an option to send the Active Directory reports by email whenever it gets updated. You have an option to select the reports to be e-mailed and the email addresses.

1. Select Admin --> AD Reports Settings to open the report settings page.
2. Select the Enable AD Report Scheduler option.
3. Select the Send Reports by Email option
4. Specify the From, To Address and Email Subject.
5. Click the Select Reports button to select the reports to be sent by email.
6. Click Save Changes.

After the completion of every scheduled update, the selected reports will be e-mailed to specified email addresses.

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