DNS Activity Historical Data reporting gives you access to data that goes back 60 days rather than the usual 30 days. Use this feature to create custom reports by configuring queries and filters according to your organization's requirements. Saved reports will be retained for 30 days then deleted from the system automatically.
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Image: The Created Reports pane.
A total of 10 queries can be created and saved, and this includes DNS Activity and Security Activity reports. For example, if you create and save six DNS Activity reports, then you can save at most four additional reports, which can be any combination of DNS Activity and Security Activity reports. Report names that are grayed out are not available for viewing as a DNS Activity historical data query report type and denote that the data generated in the report is based on Security Activity reports. The grayed-out reports are available when you access historical data for Security Activity reports.
To view a report, do the following:
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Export: Click Export to download a .csv file containing all records in the current queried report. At most 50,000 data records can be downloaded. The name of the .csv file will reflect the name of the report being queried.
Historical Data Report Table: The table displays a list of all historical data records shown for your network according to the query and filtering criteria defined when the report was created. The following information can be viewed in the records table:
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Search: Enter the keyword that you want to search on. The Cloud Services Portal will display the list of records that match the keyword.
To select the information you want to display, click the triple-bar icon ☰ on the header of table Web Content Categories. To view all information, select all options; alternatively, select only the options you wish to see. To reorder information in the columns, use the up/down arrow associated with each column. For details on information provided by each column, see call-out I.
Viewing DNS Activity Historical Data Report
Click Load to select a previously created report. The details of the report will appear in the panel on the right (see call-out 2).
The details panel shows the following information for the created report:
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Image: The Created Reports pane.
Click View on the Report panel. A total of 10 queries can be created and saved. The 10 saved queries are inclusive of DNS Activity as well as Security Activity reporting. Report names that are grayed out are not available for viewing as a DNS Activity historical data query report type and denote that the data generated in the report is based on Security Activity reports. The grayed out reports are available when you try to access historical data for Security Activity reports.
Click Delete to remove a saved DNS Activity historical data report from the list. A modal window will open and ask you to confirm that you want to delete the report. Deleting a report allows the saving of a new historical data report.
For information on creating a query, see section Creating and Saving a DNS Activity Historical Data Report:
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- Show: To filter a DNS Activity historical data report by time and date, choose an option from the drop-down menu Show:
- 1 hour (default time period)
- 24 hours
- 48 hours
- 7 days
- 1 month
- Custom: any time span from the past 60 days
Image: The date/time calendar used to define a custom reporting period.
Save: Click Save to save a created report of historical data, including the applied filter and data criteria. In the Name field, provide a name for the new DNS Activity historical data report. Click Save & Close. To verify that the report has been created, click Load and check the list of created reports in the panel on the left. Alternatively, choose not to save the report, by clicking Cancel.
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