Symantec 10744983 Administration Guide - Page 188

About charts and tables, Setting the retention period for report data

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188 Working with Reports About charts and tables Table 9-8 Available Spam Quarantine report Report Type: Displays... Overview Total number of quarantined messages and quarantine releases. Required Report Data Storage Options (Reports Settings Page) None About charts and tables When running a report, creating a favorite report, or scheduling a report, you can choose to display the report data in a chart, table, or both. Table 9-9 describes the options for displaying report data. Table 9-9 Report charts and tables Format Description Chart-overview Graphs each category of report data. This chart does not contain the summary information (sums and averages for the entire time period) listed in the overview table. Chart-all others (non-overview) Displays bar graph(s) for each item in the report type chosen. A maximum of 20 items can be displayed in a bar graph. Table Creates numeric representation of the report data. A table report can list more than 20 items. Setting the retention period for report data You can specify the number of days or weeks that Symantec Mail Security should keep track of report data. Depending on your organization's size and message volume, the disk storage requirements for reports data could be quite large. You should monitor the storage required for reporting over time and adjust the retention period accordingly.

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Table 9-8
Available Spam Quarantine report
Required
Report Data
Storage
Options
(Reports
Settings Page)
Displays...
Report Type:
None
Total number of quarantined messages and
quarantine releases.
Overview
About charts and tables
When running a report, creating a favorite report, or scheduling a report, you can
choose to display the report data in a chart, table, or both.
Table 9-9
describes the options for displaying report data.
Table 9-9
Report charts and tables
Description
Format
Graphs each category of report data. This chart does not contain
the summary information (sums and averages for the entire time
period) listed in the overview table.
Chart—overview
Displays bar graph(s) for each item in the report type chosen. A
maximum of 20 items can be displayed in a bar graph.
Chart—all others
(non-overview)
Creates numeric representation of the report data. A table report
can list more than 20 items.
Table
Setting the retention period for report data
You can specify the number of days or weeks that Symantec Mail Security should
keep track of report data. Depending on your organization's size and message
volume, the disk storage requirements for reports data could be quite large. You
should monitor the storage required for reporting over time and adjust the
retention period accordingly.
Working with Reports
About charts and tables
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