How to configure a backup report
To configure a report for the Backup for Microsoft 365 service, follow these steps:
- access Veeam Service Provider Console;
- from the menu on the left, select Reporting > Reports;
- in the Reports section, the following tabs are available:
- All Reports - contains the list of generated reports;
- Configurations - contains the report configurations.
- select the Configurations tab;
- select + New from the horizontal menu and choose Microsoft 365 Object;
- in the New Protected Microsoft 365 Object wizard, complete the following steps:
- Name
- Name - enter a name for the report;
- Description - enter a description, if necessary.
- Locations
- select the location, for example Default location.
- Parameters
- Time period - select the time period:
- Last - choose the last day, week, month or quarter;
- Custom period - set a start date and an end date.
- Report parameters - configure:
- SLA - set the expected SLA value;
- Object types - select the object types to include in the report; All object type is selected by default;
- Object exclusions rule - enter rules to exclude specific objects, if necessary.
To create an exclusion rule, you can use:
- * (asterisk) to represent multiple characters.
For example, to exclude objects ending in -2022, use *-2022.
- ? (question mark) to represent a single character.
For example, to create a rule matching a single character followed by #, use ?#.
You can enter multiple rules separated by commas, for example:
*-2022, *-2023, ?#.
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- Schedule
- Scheduling options - configure automatic report generation:
- select Generate this report automatically;
- choose:
- Daily at - to generate the report daily;
- Monthly at - to generate the report monthly.
- Notification options - configure delivery of the report to an email address, if necessary.
- Summary - review the selected settings.
- select Finish to complete the configuration;
- the created report will be available in the Configurations and All Reports sections.
How to manually generate a backup report
To manually generate a report, follow these steps:
- access Veeam Service Provider Console;
- from the menu on the left, select Reporting > Reports;
- select the Configurations tab;
- locate the report you want to generate and select the corresponding checkbox;
- select Run from the horizontal menu;
- once generation is complete, the report will be available in the All Reports section.
How to download a backup report
To download a scheduled or manually generated report, follow these steps:
- access Veeam Service Provider Console;
- from the menu on the left, select Reporting > Reports;
- select the All Reports tab;
- locate the report you want to download and select the corresponding checkbox;
- select View from the horizontal menu;
- the report will be downloaded in PDF format.
How to edit a backup report
To edit a scheduled or manually generated report, follow these steps:
- access Veeam Service Provider Console;
- from the menu on the left, select Reporting > Reports;
- select the All Reports tab;
- locate the report you want to edit and select the corresponding checkbox;
- select Edit from the horizontal menu;
- edit or confirm the parameters entered when configuring the report.
How to delete a backup report
To delete a report, follow these steps:
- access Veeam Service Provider Console;
- from the menu on the left, select Reporting > Reports;
- select the All Reports tab;
- locate the report you want to delete and select the corresponding checkbox;
- select Remove from the horizontal menu;
- follow the instructions to complete the deletion.