Email a Session Report after a User Logs Off

The Logoff Event Rule has a special event action allowing an administrator to be emailed a report of all user file activity that occurred while a user was logged in. The Email a Session Report event action is only available with a rule that is triggered by a Logoff event.

There are several prerequisites for this event action: The reporting database must be set up and statistics collection enabled. See Reporting Database Settings to set up reporting (Enterprise Edition Only). There must also be at least one SMTP server configured on the Event Targets page.

Adding the New Rule

1. Go to the Event Rules page of the Event Manager
2. Click the New button. The Add A New Event Rule dialog will appear.
3. Select the Logoff Event Rule Type for your new rule. This event type will cause the rule to be triggered whenever a user logs out, or their session times out.
4. Enter a name for your rule in the Rule Name edit box. For example, “Email a Session Report”.
5. Press the Add New Rule button on the Add A New Rule dialog to save and add the new Event Rule. The event rule will be selected and ready for editing on the Edit Rules page.

Adding the Rule Conditions

Now add a single condition to make sure this rule only triggers when the user test logs out.

1. Select the {{U}}, Username, variable from the conditions dropdown list. Select Equals as the comparison, and set the value to test.

Adding the Rule Actions

Add the Email Session Report action to have the system send a session report for the user after they log out.

1. Select the Email Session Report action
2. Enter the Email Name and Email Address of the person you wish to email and an optional Email Subject for the session report email.
3. Add the action to the rule.