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The Template-based tab of the Create report dialog box enables you to create reports in Microsoft® Word DOC and DOCX formats, with exactly the data you want, and the document formatting you define.

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Reports
- Customizing the report layout
  Using the Customize report layout option of the Create report dialog box, you can customize the appearance of your reports. This feature is optional, as you can simply generate reports using the default layouts.
- Viewing and saving reports
  Reports can be generated, viewed, and saved in various formats.
- Creating partial reports
  You can create a Security Report or a Template-Based Report for a subset of the scan results by right-clicking on the URL or folder for which you want to create the report.
- Earlier versions of report templates
  Earlier versions of some Industry Standard and Regulatory Compliance templates are saved in the "Old Versions" folder.
- Security reports
  The Security report provides information about security issues discovered, and you can choose from a variety of templates depending on the type of content you need.
- Compliance reports
  Compliance reports consist of the Regulatory Compliance reports and the Industry Standards reports. The regulatory compliance reports let you know if your application complies with specific regulations or legal standards. The industry standards reports let you know if your application complies with standards of a selected industry committee.
- Delta Analysis reports
  The Delta Analysis report compares two sets of scan results and shows the difference in URLs and/or security issues that were discovered in them.
- Template-based reports
  The Template-based tab of the Create report dialog box enables you to create reports in Microsoft® Word DOC and DOCX formats, with exactly the data you want, and the document formatting you define.
  - Creating a custom report template
    You can use field codes for defining your own custom reports to generate in MS Word.
  - Importing a custom template
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Template-based reports

The Template-based tab of the Create report dialog box enables you to create reports in Microsoft® Word DOC and DOCX formats, with exactly the data you want, and the document formatting you define.

Several sample templates are included with AppScan®. These can be used:

to generate reports (without editing)
as a basis for creating your own custom report templates
as a tool for understanding how to create your own report templates

The dialog box has two panes:

The left pane lists the templates currently available. Sample templates supplied with AppScan® appear in italicized text and are suffixed by the word "(sample)"; any user-created templates appear in regular (non-italic) text.
The right pane shows an editable "Preview Image" to help you quickly identify the template you require (see the following table).


Button or Link	Click to:
Import	Import a Word report template to the list in the left pane (e.g. one that you have previously customized). Imported templates are saved in: My Documents > AppScan® > Report Templates > Word For more details, see Importing a custom template.
> Export	Export a template on the list to a different location (e.g. for editing).
> Remove	Delete a template from the list. This does not delete the template, but moves it to the folder: My Documents > AppScan® > Report Templates > Word > Deleted
> Open in MS Word	Open the selected template in MS Word for editing content and layout. For more details, see Custom template tutorial.
Field Reference	Opens an HTML list of field references that can be used in creating your own Word report templates.
Preview	Generate and display a report on the current scan results, using the template selected in the template pane. MS Word will open and you can edit the content or layout if required. Note that AppScan® creates only a temporary file. If you want to save it you must do so in Word.
Create	Create and save a report on the current scan results (without opening MS Word to display the report contents), using the template selected in the template pane. AppScan® asks you to specify a name and location for saving the file. Click Open report to open the report and view the details.

See also:

Creating a custom report template

Custom template tutorial

Importing a custom template

Creating partial reports