Exporting SCAP results

You can export the SCAP Compliance Job results to XCCDF-compliant XML file and view the XML file in human-readable form in a web browser, and also to ARF or ASR file compliant with ARF/ASR specification version 0.41. The exported files can be stored in the location of your choice.

• To export an XCCDF results file
• To view XCCDF results in human-readable form
• To export an ARF/ASR results file

To export an XCCDF results file

1. Right-click the SCAP Compliance Job name in the Jobs folder and select Show Results.
    One or more job run instances appear in the Content View.
2. Expand the job run instance of interest.
    Two objects appear under the job run instance: the Rules View and the Server View.
3. Right-click one of the views and select Export SCAP Compliance Results.
4. In the Export SCAP Results dialog box:
   1. Select the server on which you want to store the exported file.
   2. Select a drive on that server.
   3. To select a folder on the drive, double-click the drive name and continue to double-click folder names to expand to the desired folder.
   4. For the Split files check box:
      • To export results for each server to a separate file, select the Split files check box.
      • To export results for all servers into the same file, clear the check box.
   5. Type a file name.
      • If the Split files check box is selected, the exported file names are in this format: yourFileNameValue_serverName
      • If the Split files check box is cleared, the exported file name is in this format: yourFileNameValue
5. To start the export, click Save.

To view XCCDF results in human-readable form

1. Export the XCCDF results as described in the previous procedure.

2. Open the exported XML file in a web browser. You specified the file name in the export process.

   Warning

   Note

   If you move the exported XML file, make sure to move the XSLT file along with it. The XSLT file name is xccdf.xsl.

3. Allow ActiveX requests.
4. Scroll to the right side of the browser window and click the down arrows to expand sections of the report. Similarly, click an up arrow to contract a section.

To export an ARF/ASR results file

1. Right-click the SCAP Compliance Job name in the Jobs folder and select Show Results.
    One or more job run instances appear in the Content View.
2. Expand the job run instance of interest.
    Two objects appear under the job run instance: the Rules View and the Server View.
3. Right-click Server View (or the individual targets in this view) and select Export Other SCAP Formats.
4. In the Export ARF/ASR Results dialog box:
   1. From the scroll bar, select Servers (if you want to store the exported file on a remote server) or Local Computer (to store the exported file on a local drive).
   2. Select a drive on that server.
   3. To select a folder on the drive, double-click the drive name and continue to double-click folder names to expand to the desired folder.
   4. (ARF only) Click the Options button.
      For the Split files checkbox:
      • To export results for each server to a separate file, select the Split files checkbox. Note that the checkbox is selected by default.
      • To export results for all servers into the same file, clear the checkbox. Note that the checkbox is selected by default.
   5. Type a file name.
      • If the Split files checkbox is selected, the exported file names are in this format: <yourFileNameValue_serverName>
      • If the Split files checkbox is cleared, the exported file name is in this format: <yourFileNameValue>
5. To start the export, click Save.