Previous versions of Novell File Reporter 2 let you keep only the most recent File System and Permissions scans of a storage resource. With the release of Version 2.6, you can now designate a particular scan to be retained as a “Baseline scan” and keep the existing scan as a “Previous scan.” This means that you can now retain up to three scans for each storage resource: a Baseline scan, a Previous scan, and a “Current scan.” Any combination of two scans are the means of generating new built-in Historic Comparison reports being introduced in Version 2.6.
This new built-in report lets you view the changes to a storage resource through a comparison of any two of the following scans: Baseline, Previous, or Current.
Historic Comparison reports include:
Historic File System Comparison reports
Historic NCP Permissions Comparison reports
Historic NTFS Permissions Comparison reports
The Custom Query Report Designer has been updated to support views for Previous and Baseline scan data, as well as a number of other updates and bug fixes.
A scan can be manually deleted immediately, or it can be marked for deletion at the next maintenance interval (by default, currently 12:00 midnight local time).
The ability to copy Report Definitions has been added to both the Web Application and the Report Designer. The Web Application is able to copy any report definition type, and the Report Designer is able to copy any Custom Query report definitions.
Coinciding with the release of Novell File Reporter 2.6 is the introduction of a new collaborative community portal for accessing and sharing Custom Query reports. The SQL commands for these reports are included so all that you have to do is simply copy the commands and paste them into the Report Designer. In addition, sample report layouts (.repx files) are also included for some reports which can be opened via the Report Designer report layout interface. Both the SQL and the report layouts may be customized as needed. You can access the File Query Cookbook directly through the Report Designer interface, or at http://www.filequerycookbook.com.