How to delete old scheduled reports in ADAudit Plus

How to delete old scheduled reports in ADAudit Plus

Objective

This article guides you through the process of automatically deleting scheduled report history older than a specified number of days in ADAudit Plus. This helps manage disk space and maintain a clean reporting environment.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that the user account accessing ADAudit Plus has administrative privileges.

  • Ensure that the service account configured under Domain Settings in ADAudit Plus has full control permissions on the directory where scheduled reports are stored.

Steps to follow

  1. Log in to the ADAudit Plus web console using an admin account.
  2. Go to the Admin tab > General Settings > Alert/Reports.

  3. Check the box next to Delete Old Scheduled Report File.

  4. Enter the desired number of days after which scheduled report history should be deleted (e.g., 30)

  5. Click Save to apply the changes.

 

Note: Ensure that the service account has the required permissions to delete files from the scheduled report location.

Validation and confirmation

  • Confirm that older reports are being removed automatically.

Tips

  • This setting is especially useful in environments where reports are generated frequently.

  • Review your report retention policy before configuring automatic deletions.

  • Ensure regular backups if required for compliance.