The Trend Start Summary section of the policy report includes information known on the trend start date. The trend start date is determined by the trend duration set in the policy report template. For example, if the trend duration is set to 7 days, then the trend start date is 7 days before the report generation date. Status levels include passed, failed, passed with exceptions and failed pending exceptions.
Important Note: Trend data will appear in the report only if all asset groups in the policy were selected for the report.
Date. The trend start date.
Active Hosts. The number of active hosts on the trend start date for the policy. A host is considered "active" when at least one control in the policy was evaluated on the host, resulting in a passed or failed status.
If a host assigned to the policy is not counted, then none of the controls in the policy were evaluated on that host. Possible reasons for this include: the host has never been scanned for compliance or the compliance scan data was purged, authentication to the host failed, or the host is not relevant to the policy (e.g. a Windows host assigned to a Linux policy).
Controls. The number of controls in the policy on the trend start date.
Technologies. The technologies set in the policy on the trend start date.
Total Control Instances. The total number of control instances (sum of passed and failed instances) on the trend start date. If the same control is evaluated on multiple hosts, then it is counted for each host.
Total Passed. The number of control instances with a passed status on the trend start date This includes hosts that passed because of an approved exception. If the same control passed on multiple hosts, then it is counted for each host.
Total Failed. The number of control instances with a failed status on the trend start date. This includes hosts in the report with a pending exception. If the same control failed on multiple hosts, then it is counted for each host.
Approved Exceptions. The number of approved exceptions on the trend start date.
Pending Exceptions. The number of pending exceptions on the trend start date.
The Trend Start Summary is followed by two pie charts showing the total number of passed and failed control instances on the trend start date. See Charts and Graphs for more information.