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Use a report as a template, or re-run an existing report with updated data

Updated over 7 months ago

Once you have created one or more Reports in DefectDojo you can take further actions, including:

  • Using a report as a template for subsequent reports

  • Re-running a report with updated data

  • Deleting an old or unused reportsa

Use a report as a Template

DefectDojo allows you to easily create Report templates with your team logo, boilerplate text and a standardized content order.

If you want to change the way a report is set up, or create a new one with a similar layout, you can re-open the Report Builder by selecting View Template from the menu next to the report you wish to use as a template.

There are two places where you can find a Report Template to use:

  1. From the Generated Reports page, where you can see a list of completed reports

  2. From the Report Templates page, where you can see a list of previously run reports, including reports which were deleted from the Generated Reports page.

Both of these pages can be found in the 📄 Reports tab on the sidebar.

To access the Report Templates page, open 📄Reports > Report Templates from the sidebar. From that table, you can open the report builder by clicking the menu next to the report you wish to use as a template.

Every time you make changes to a template or previous report, the result will be saved as a new report under Generated Reports so that you don't lose the older version. If you like, the older version can be deleted.

Re-Running a Report

DefectDojo Reports are ‘frozen in time’ - to keep your records consistent, they do not update automatically when DefectDojo experiences data changes.

However, if you want to create an updated version of a previously created report, you can do so by selecting Re-run Report from the menu next to the report you wish to generate.

Selecting this option will create a new report in the Generated Reports list, with a different Created timestamp to indicate that the report was run at a separate time.

Deleting a Report

If you no longer need a report, you can delete it by selecting Delete Report from the menu next to the report you wish to delete. Note that this will only remove the report from the Generated Reports list - a record of the report will still exist under Report Templates if you want to re-run it.

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