{"id":27473,"date":"2022-10-28T16:29:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T14:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=27473"},"modified":"2022-10-28T17:40:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:40:23","password":"","slug":"create-email-scout-reports","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/en\/docs\/create-email-scout-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Email Scout Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once a custom incoming or outgoing log search has been run, an Email Scout Report (ESR) can be set up which contains the results of the log search and can be scheduled to be sent to a specific recipient or to all mailboxes in the domain. An ESR can be set up to run straight away, at a scheduled date and time or periodically, at a scheduled date and time.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If catch-all is detected on your destination mail server, the Protection Reports will not send.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Create Custom Email Scout Reports<\/h2>\n<h3>For delivery right away or at a given time<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li value=\"1\">In the <b>Domain Level Control Panel<\/b>, click on <b>Incoming <\/b>&gt;<b> Logs<\/b> or <b>Outgoing <\/b>&gt;<b> Logs<\/b><\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Using the filters in the <b>Query Rules<\/b> panel, narrow down what log search data you want to display in the results<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Click on <b>Show Results<\/b> to display messages matching the query rules<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/log-search-results.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27476\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/log-search-results-1024x785.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" \/><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li value=\"4\">Click on <b>Email me this report<\/b> above the <b>Query Rules<\/b> panel<\/li>\n<li value=\"5\">The <b>Setup Email Scout Report<\/b> dialog is displayed in the <b>Details<\/b> tab. In the <b>Subject<\/b> field enter the subject for the report: this will be the subject of the report email received by the user<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/setup-esr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27478\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/setup-esr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"846\" height=\"623\" \/><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li value=\"6\">From the <b>Delivery<\/b> dropdown, choose from the following options whether you want to create and send the report immediately or at a given date and time:\n<ul>\n<li><b>Right away<\/b> &#8211; Send the report to the specified recipient(s) immediately (one time only)<\/li>\n<li><b>At given time<\/b> -Specify a date and time to send the report to the specified recipient(s) (one time only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/esr-at-given-time.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27480\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/esr-at-given-time.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li value=\"7\">Enter the sender you want to be displayed in the <b>Sender<\/b> field of the email<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"error\">The sender <b>must<\/b> be a valid sender address such as no-reply@securemail.management or a valid mailbox at the domain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li value=\"8\">Enter the report recipient in the <b>Recipient<\/b> field<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote><p>The recipient must be a valid recipient email address, e.g. john.smith@domain1.net<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li value=\"9\">Select the template to apply in the <b>Template name<\/b> field<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li value=\"10\">Click on <b>Schedule<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The newly created report will be emailed to the recipient as directed<\/p>\n<h3>For delivery on Weekdays, Every Day, on Repeat, or Advanced<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li value=\"1\">In the <b>Domain Level Control Panel<\/b>, click on <b>Incoming <\/b>&gt;<b> Logs<\/b> or <b>Outgoing <\/b>&gt;<b> Logs<\/b><\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Using the filters in the <b>Query Rules<\/b> panel, narrow down what log search data you want to display in the results<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Click on <b>Show Results<\/b> to display messages matching the query rules<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Click on <b>Email me this report<\/b> above the <b>Query Rules<\/b> panel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/log-search-results-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27484\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/log-search-results-1-1024x785.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" \/><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li value=\"5\">The <b>Setup Email Scout Report<\/b> dialog is displayed in the <b>Details<\/b> tab. In the <b>Subject<\/b> field enter the subject for the report: this will be the subject of the report email received by the user<a href=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/setup-esr-advanced.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27486\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/setup-esr-advanced.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"880\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li value=\"6\">From the <b>Delivery<\/b> dropdown, choose from the following options whether you want to create and send the report immediately, or at a given date and time, or create a scheduled report:\n<ul>\n<li><b>Weekdays at 09:00<\/b> &#8211; Send the report to the specified recipient(s) every weekday at 9am<\/li>\n<li><b>Every day at 09:00, 12:00 and 16:00<\/b> &#8211; Send the report to the specified recipient(s) every day at 9am, 12 noon and 4pm<\/li>\n<li><b>Repeat<\/b> &#8211; Schedule the report to send to the specified recipient(s) using a variety of frequency options:\n<ul>\n<li><b>Daily<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Once a day\n<ul>\n<li>At the specified time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Multiple times a day\n<ul>\n<li>Every X minutes or hours<\/li>\n<li>Starting at the specified time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Only on weekdays<\/li>\n<li>Skip sending if there are no results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Weekly<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the days to send the report to the specified recipient(s)<\/li>\n<li>At the specified time<\/li>\n<li>Skip sending if there are no results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Monthly<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the day of the month to send the report to the specified recipient(s)<\/li>\n<li>At the specified time<\/li>\n<li>Skip sending if there are no results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Advanced<\/b> &#8211; Specify your advanced repeat schedule (in a &#8216;crontab&#8217; style format)<br \/>\n<table class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-Column-Column1\" \/>\n<col class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-Column-Column1\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-Head-Header1\">\n<th class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-HeadE-Column1-Header1\" scope=\"col\">Field<\/th>\n<th class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-HeadD-Column1-Header1\" scope=\"col\">Accepted values<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-Body-Body1\">\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyE-Column1-Body1\">Minute<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyD-Column1-Body1\">0-59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-Body-Body2\">\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyE-Column1-Body2\">Hour<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyD-Column1-Body2\">0-23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-Body-subHeader\">\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyE-Column1-subHeader\">Day<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyD-Column1-subHeader\">1-31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-Body-Body1\">\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyE-Column1-Body1\">Month<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyD-Column1-Body1\">1-12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-Body-Body2\">\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyB-Column1-Body2\">Weekday<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableStyle-N-Able_TableStyle-BodyA-Column1-Body2\">1-7 (where 7 is Sunday)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/esr-advanced.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27488\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/esr-advanced.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"619\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li value=\"7\">Enter the sender you want to be displayed in the <b>Sender<\/b> field of the email<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"error\">The sender <b>must<\/b> be a valid sender address such as no-reply@securemail.management or a valid mailbox at the domain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li value=\"8\">Select the template to apply in the <b>Template name<\/b> field<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li value=\"9\">Under the <b>Deliver To<\/b> section, select either:\n<ol>\n<li value=\"a\">Specific recipient<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>The recipient must be a valid recipient email address, e.g. john.smith@domain1.net<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li value=\"b\">All Mailboxes\n<ol>\n<li value=\"a\">An option to <b>Include shared mailboxes<\/b> will be displayed when this is selected. Tick this to also send the ESR to Shared Mailboxes<\/li>\n<li value=\"b\">An <b>Exclude Mailboxes<\/b> box will be displayed when this is selected. Using the dropdown, select any mailboxes you do <strong>not<\/strong> want to receive the report<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li value=\"10\">Click on <b>Schedule<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The newly created report will be emailed to the recipient on the date and time specified.<\/p>\n<h2>Automatic Email Scout Report Exclusions<\/h2>\n<p>When activated, Email Scout Reports are automatically sent to all detected mailboxes in a domain. However, there may be specific mailboxes in the domain that should not receive Email Scout Reports. In addition to manually added exclusions, this list also contains those mailboxes where the recipient chose to unsubscribe.<\/p>\n<p>To add these mailboxes to the exclusion list<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li value=\"1\">In the left navigation menu go to <b>Reporting &gt;\u00a0ESR\u00a0&#8211; incoming<\/b><\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Select the <b>Automatic Email Scout Report exclusions<\/b> tab<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Click <b>Exclude mailbox from automatic ESR<\/b><\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Complete the Mailboxes , Domain and Email Scout Reports<\/li>\n<li value=\"5\">Click <b>Execute<\/b> to add to the Exclusion list<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/esr_exclude_mailboxes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27491\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/esr_exclude_mailboxes-1024x387.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once removed from the exclusion list, Automatic Email Scout Reports are generated for the mailbox the next time it is detected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/esr_exclude_remove.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27493\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.zerospam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/esr_exclude_remove.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once a custom incoming or outgoing log search has been run, an Email Scout Report (ESR) can be set up which contains the results of the log search and can be scheduled to be sent to a specific recipient or to all mailboxes in the domain. 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