Getting started with Data Visibility reports
Your Absolute account includes a set of predefined Endpoint Data Discovery (EDD) Endpoint Data Discovery (EDD) policies scan the hard drives of your managed Windows and Mac devices for confidential file content, such as personal health information, credit card numbers, and SSNs. Scan results are reported in EDD reports to help you identify at-risk devices. (EDD) reports. These reports belong to the Data Visibility category and are indicated by the
icon. You can access them from
Absolute view of the Reports page or the Data Visibility category.
Each report includes its own default set of filters and columns that determine the information included in the report. If these default settings don't suit your needs, you can update the report's filters, columns, and sort order and then do either of the following:
- Use the Save report option to save your changes to the predefined report. This custom view of the report persists until you revert to the report's default settings.
- Use the Save as report option to save your changes to a new report. The report is automatically added to the My Reports view of the Reports page, and to the report category of the parent report.
Note that if you navigate away from a predefined report without saving your changes in one of the above ways, the report reverts to its default view the next time you open it.
Depending on the permissions associated with your user role, the following Data Visibility reports may be available:
Report | Description |
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Data Risk Assessment | Shows the Windows and Mac devices with detected EDD content matches, and the calculated level of risk associated with that content. |
Devices with At-Risk Files in Cloud | Shows the Endpoint Data Discovery data detected in a cloud storage folder, to help you identify devices that may be sharing at-risk data. |
GDPR Summary |
Shows the Windows and Mac devices with detected content matches to at least one of the following EDD rules:
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Match Score Summary | Shows a summary of the content matches detected on the hard drives of Windows and Mac devices by the Endpoint Data Discovery policy. The report includes information collected during the last full scan and all subsequent delta scans |
Reporting Data | Shows a history of the content matches detected on the hard drives of Windows and Mac devices by the Endpoint Data Discovery policy. The report includes unfiltered information collected during the last two full scans and all subsequent delta scans. |
For more information about working with Endpoint Data Discovery reports, visit the Learning Hub. To access the Learning Hub, click (Help and Support) on the quick access toolbar and then click Resources > The Learning Hub.