#Creation and Destruction Report

The creation and destruction report reports the content that have been created and/or destroyed within a specified time frame. This report is available for the following content sources:

Create a Profile

To create a profile, complete the following steps:

1. Click Create, and then select a content source. You are redirected to the Create page.

2. Configure the following information on the Create page:

   • Profile name ‒ Enter the profile name.

   • Description – Enter an optional description.

   • Select an action type ‒ Choose items that will be reported.

     • Select Creation to report items created within the configured time frame.

     • Select Destruction to report items destroyed within the configured time frame.

     • Select both Creation and Destruction to report both created and destroyed items.

   • Define a time frame ‒ Select a time frame to determine at which time items that are created and/or destroyed will be reported. To customize a time frame, complete the following steps:

     1. Select the Custom option.

     2. Click the Calendar button.

     3. Select a start and an end date.

     4. Click OK to save the settings.

   • Reporting scope ‒ Expand the tree and select one or multiple nodes to specify the reporting scope. You can also use the Search feature to search for a node that is displayed in the expanded tree.

3. Click Save to save the profile. When the profile is created, you can click the profile name to view the profile details.

Edit a Profile

Once a profile is created, all profile settings can be edited. To edit a profile, select the profile, click Edit, and then edit the profile settings on the Edit page.

Delete a Profile

When a profile is no longer useful, you can delete the profile from the profile table. Deleting unnecessary profiles enables you to simplify profile management.

To delete profiles, complete the following steps:

1. Select one or more profiles and click Delete. A confirmation window appears.

2. Select or deselect the Deleted related jobs and reports checkbox to define whether to simultaneously delete the related jobs and reports.

   If the checkbox is deselected, the jobs that ran before using this profile will not be deleted. You can still find the deleted profile and view the reports that were generated before using this profile on the Show report page.

3. Click OK to delete the profiles.

Generate Report

After creating a profile, you can generate a report based on the profile. To generate a report, select the profile, and click Generate report. A Generate creation and destruction report job will start, and you can navigate to Job monitor to view the job details.

Show and Export Report

After generating a report, you can view the report and export it. To show a report, select a profile from the profile table, and click Show report. To export the report, click Export report. A download process will start in Download center. When the download process is completed, you can download the file by clicking Download.

In the creation report, the Time column indicates when each item was created, while in the destruction report, the Time column shows when items were destroyed. Additionally, for destruction reports involving manual approval, the Approval status column reflects the current approval status, and the Approved by column identifies the user who authorized the destruction of the item.