To create a custom report:

1. Click Reports tab.

2. From the Reports list, select an existing report on which settings of the new reports are based on.

Edit report settings from the report sample preview

3. From the right pane, click Customize report to show advanced report options.

Configuring report items

4. Click Report Items tab and select the related items that you want to include in the report.

Configuring report filtering options

5. Click Filters tab and configure the available filters that relate to the report.

Configure report grouping and sorting options

6. Click Grouping & Sorting tab and configure:

• First category grouping - report information is grouped by the selected field
• Second category grouping - grouped information is sub-grouped by the selected field
• Additional ordering - order report information according to the selected field.

7. Click Save as new report...

8. From the Add report dialog, key in a name and an optional description for the new custom report. Click OK.

GFI LanGuard enables you to use your company/custom logo in the built–in reports included in the product. Logos can be placed in the header or footer sections of the report.

Customizing Report Header Logo

1. Create / select your image.

2. Resize image to: Width = 125, Height = 25.

3. Rename the image to headerlogo.png.

4. Add custom graphics to the logo folder which can be found in ProgramData\GFI\LanGuard12\Graphics\Logo.

Customizing Report Footer Logo

1. Create / select your image.

2. Resize image to: Width = 109, Height = 41.

3. Rename the image to footerlogo.png.

4. Add custom graphics to the logo folder which can be found in ProgramData\GFI\LanGuard12\Graphics\Logo.

For each scheduled email report type, there is a predefined HTML format file that includes placeholders delimited with ‘%’ symbol (for example: %TITLE%, %NAME%). You can edit the HTML format, edit HTML style, move and delete placeholders to further customize the e mail body of generated reports. The default template location is: <GFI LanGuard install directory> \ LanGuard 12 \ Templates \ template_mailbody.xml.

Take into consideration that GFI LanGuard can only manage known placeholders (listed below) with their predefined role. Placeholders are usable in all scheduled report types. The table below describes the customizable placeholders:

Placeholder	Description
%TITLE%	Email title for the generated report.
%NAME%	Scheduled report name.
%DESCRIPTION%:	Scheduled report description.
%TARGET%	Targets (computers, domains) represented in the scheduled report.
%LAST_RUN%	Last run date and time of the scheduled report.
%NEXT_RUN%	Next run date and time of the scheduled report. NOTE This placeholder is used only for daily digest reports.
%PROFILE%	Scanning profile used whilst running the scheduled scan. NOTE This placeholder is used only for post–scheduled scan reports.
%DURATION%	Scheduled scan duration. NOTE This placeholder is used only for post–schedules scan reports.
%ITEMS_COUNT%	Collected items count. Note This placeholder is used only for post–scheduled scan reports.
%AUTOREMED_MISSINGPATCHES%	Used in the report if Auto–remediate Missing Patches option is enabled for the scheduled scan. NOTE This placeholder is used only for post–scheduled scan reports.
%AUTOREMED_MISSINGSPS%	Used in the report if Auto–remediate Missing Service Packs option is enabled for the scheduled scan. Note This placeholder is used only for post–scheduled scan reports.
%AUTOREMED_UNINSTAPPS%	Used in the report if Auto–remediate Uninstall Applications option is enabled for the scheduled scan. NOTE This placeholder is used only in post–scheduled scan reports.