Security Explorer 9.9

Table 8. Export folder and file options
Option	Description
Export folder permissions	Select to export the folder permissions (default).
Export file permissions	Select to export the permissions of the files (default).
Recurse subfolders	Select to retrieve the subfolders and sub files of the parent directory (default).
Recurse all subfolders	Available in NTFS Security module only. Select to retrieve all of the subfolders and sub files of the parent directory (default).
Recurse to depth	Available in NTFS Security module only. Select to choose how many directory levels to export. For example, if you are only concerned with the subfolders, and not the sub-sub-folders, then choose to recurse to a depth of 1.
File wildcard	Available in NTFS Security module only. If you want to export only files with a certain extension, type the extension in the File Wildcard box. For example, if you are only concerned with exporting the permissions of all executable files, type *.exe in the File wildcard box.

Available in NTFS Security module only. Browse to select files and folders to exclude from the export.

Available in the Service Security module only. Select to include the permissions on the selected service[s].

Available in NTFS Security and Active Directory Security modules only. Set group membership options. Available only if Generate Report or Save to Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet is selected.

Table 9. Group membership options
Option	Description
Show group members	Select include the members of groups.
Include nested groups	Select to include members of nested groups.
Include “Domain Users” group members	Select to include members of the Domain Users group.

Set output options.

Table 10. Output options
Option	Description
Generate report	By default, permissions are exported to a report, which you can save, print, or export. NOTE: When exporting to a report, use the Advanced button to choose what columns of data to include in the output file.
Save to Microsoft Excel spreadsheet	Select to save to a delimited file for use with Microsoft® Excel®. Select either Comma-delimited file (.CSV) or Tab-delimited file (.TXT). Browse to locate a destination for the file. NOTE: When exporting to an Excel spreadsheet, use the Advanced button to choose what columns of data to include in the output file.
Save to database	Not available in the Service Security, Task Management, Group and User Management and Active Directory Security modules. Select to save to a Microsoft Access® .mdb database or a SQLite database. Browse to locate a destination for the file. IMPORTANT: Do not overwrite the Security Explorer system file, SXP.mdb, which is located in the Security Explorer install folder.
Summary mode: export only when permissions differ from parent	Not available in the Service Security, Task Management, Group and User Management, Access Explorer, and Active Directory modules. Select to export only permissions that differ from the parent.

To schedule the export task, select Create a schedule export task, type a name in the Job Name box, and click Schedule.

Browse to locate the destination for the Security Explorer Report File (.pdf).

In the Account box, browse to locate an account under which to run the export. If you do not enter an account, the export task runs under the local system account.

Click Schedule. The task is assigned the default run time of Weekly, every Monday at midnight.

Click OK.


	NOTE: To edit or delete an export task, see Managing export tasks.

Using the Export task

The Export task provides a quick way to export permissions to a report that you can save, print, or export. For more options, click Switch to Security Explorer Classic (Advanced). See Using the Browse tab to export security.


	NOTE: The Tasks tab is hidden by default. To display the Tasks tab, select View \| Tasks tab.

To export permissions using the Export task

Open the module associated with the permissions you want to export.

Open the Tasks tab.

Select a folder, and click Export.

Click Add to add additional paths.

Click OK.

Scheduling an export

If you would prefer to run the export at a set time, schedule it as a Windows® task.

To schedule an export

Open a module.

Select Security | Export Scheduler.

-OR-

Click

on the Tool bar.

Browse to set the scope for the export.

Set the export job options. See Using the Browse tab to export security for details on the Export Permissions dialog.

Type a name for the export job, and click Schedule.

In the File Name box, browse to locate the destination for the Security Explorer Report File (.pdf).

In the Account box, browse to locate an account under which to run the export. Make sure the account has access to the resources you export. If you do not enter an account, the export task runs under the local system account.

To receive an email notification when the export completes, select Send email when task completes, and click Configure Email to enter the email recipients and subject. The email contains the report as attachment if the size of the report file is not larger than 10 MB. For a report file that is larger than 10 MB, the email provides the report location information in the message body instead of containing the report as attachment.

NOTE: Before you select this option, enable Email Notification and configure SMTP settings on Tools > Options > General. See Setting general options for details.

NOTE: The email notification will be sent under the local system account if you do not enter any account in the Account box. To make sure the email notification has been enabled for the local system account:

Enable Email Notification and configure SMTP settings on Tools > Options > General. See Setting general options for details.

Copy the file C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Local\Quest\Security Explorer\v9\PersistentData.xml
to
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Quest\Security Explorer\v9 (for 32-bit Security Explorer)
or
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Quest\Security Explorer\v9 (for 64-bit Security Explorer)
(If a file named PersistentData.xml already exists in the target folder, replace the file with the one you copied)

To save the report to a shared folder when the export completes, select Deliver report to a shared folder, and click the ellipsis (...) to select the folder.


	NOTE: Saving the report to a shared folder will fail if the task runs under the local system account with no access to the shared folder.

Click Schedule. The task is assigned the default run time of Weekly, every Monday at midnight.


	NOTE: Errors that occur during the task are captured in the logs located at C:\ProgramData\Quest\Security Explorer\v9\Logs. The file names are prefixed by “SXPExport”.