Create a report

The following information provides the steps necessary to utilize ShareFile reports.

Create report

Complete the following steps to create a ShareFile report:

  1. Open your ShareFile account.

  2. From the ShareFile dashboard, navigate to Settings > Admin > Company Account Info > Reporting.

  3. Select Create Report.

  4. Select the type of Report you want to run, then click Next.

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  5. Fill in the details as required and click Create. Reports can be generated as Excel or CSV files.

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Recurring report

To create a recurring report, follow the earlier steps through Step 3. Then, choose Recurring as Yes, fill in the other details as required and click Next.

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Choose Daily, Weekly, or Monthly based on your needs. Choose the folder where you want the recurring reports to be saved on your account and click Create.

Do not remove the destination folder from the system. If you do, future recurring reports might fail.

Report Pending

Allow time for your report to be processed and completed. Depending on the amount of time and the final size of your report, the time it takes for the report to finish might vary.

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View Completed Report

You can view, download, move, or delete reports at any time by returning to the Reporting menu and accessing the list to the right of the Report Title.

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Note:

Reports support a maximum period of 90 days. Citrix recommends a maximum of 30 days.

Report types

Usage

Reviews activity based on account, folder, or user and includes items such as: login, failed login, downloads/views, uploads, create folder, check in / checkout, move, restore, create notes, edit, create URLs, delete, DLP scan (OK), DLP scan (rejected), and DLP share. If the activity name is not checked when creating the report, no data is returned for that activity name.

Access

Reviews access and permissions on folders. This report can be run at the account level, for a specific user, or on a specific folder.

Access change

Reviews when users were added, edited, or removed from folders. This report can be run at the account level, for a specific user, or on a specific folder. This report can only be run with a date range no longer than 90 days.

Storage detail

Reviews files stored in your account.

Storage Summary

Reviews data for the account or an individual user. Due to the scope of this report, it can only be run once a week, on a recurring basis. The named user in this report represents the owner of the folder in which the item resides.

Share

Reviews activity related to files that are shared by users on the account. This includes any Share messages created in other Citrix Files apps. This report can be run at the account level or for a specific user. This report can only be run with a date range no longer than 90 days.

Request

Reviews activity related to file requests that have been sent by users on the account. This includes any Request messages created in other Citrix Files apps. This report can be run at the account level or for a specific user. This report can only be run with a date range no longer than 90 days.

Users

Reviews a list of users on your account and their status as it relates to things like the address book or user policies. If your account does not have or use the features associated with certain fields, they return as blank.

Bandwidth detail

Reviews all uploads and downloads, including details about those transfers.

Bandwidth summary

Reviews all uploads and downloads, including details about those transfers.

Messaging

Details all messages and links created by the specified user.

Create a report