Report formats
Export data to different output formats. The purpose of the formats described below is to present the selected data in a report.
Tip: See Export formats for information on export formats that are intended for continued analysis of the data using other applications.
Note: Not every setting is available for every layout template.
Metadata
- To include the data contained within the metadata (Full) property on media files in the report, select the Include metadata on media files check box.
- To add a Google Maps hyperlink for artifacts with geographic data, select the Create Geographic links check box.
- To include artifact tags as metadata, select the Include tags check box.
- To include examiner notes, select the Include examiner notes check box.
Example of a MetaData (Full) property:
Content
- To add a cover page, select the Include first page check box.
- To include the information in the Start tab shown under Case Data, select the Include Case data check box.
- To include number of artifacts per Category and per App, select the Include Summary check box.
- To include the information in the Start tab shown under Exhibit Data, select the Include Exhibit data check box.
- To include general information, select the Include General information check box.
- To include information on device OS and XRY extraction method, select the Include Device overview check box.
- To include extraction logs, select the Include extraction logs check box.
- To include associated data series, such as location properties from a car or drone track, select the Include associated data check box. When this is selected, an Excel file is created for each selected artifact with associated data series. The Excel file has one tab for each data series. The report itself indicates the number of data series entries available for the artifact and links to the corresponding Excel file.
- To include the filters in the active tab in XAMN, select the Include active filters check box.
- To include a snapshot of the current active XAMN artifact view, select the Include active view check box.
- To include a page with the screenshots that XRY Photon used as source when decoding chat conversations, select the Include Photon screenshots check box.
Organize output by
- To use the sorting you have applied in the active XAMN artifact view, select Artifact.
- To include artifacts sorted per Category as in the XRY file, select XRY file.
Embed media
- To exclude pictures from the report, use the No option.
- To include picture thumbnails in the report, use the Thumbnail option.
- To include click-able links to pictures in your report, use the Link option. The export will include a folder with all media files as linked objects.
- To include picture thumbnails and click-able links to the pictures in full format, use the Thumbnail+Link option. The export will include a folder with all media files as linked objects.
Select page size
- To set the page size, select one of the page size options.
Select page orientation
- To set page orientation, select one of the orientation options.
Thumbnail size
- To select a thumbnail size, select Small, Medium, or Large.
Convert HTML emails to
- To see HTML emails as HTML source code, select the Source option.
- To see HTML emails as plain text, select the To text option.
- To see HTML emails as formatted HTML, select the HTML option.
Customize Folder Structure
Tip: XAMN Options includes a Folder structure setting. By selecting Flat folder structure, you will get the exported files in a flat folder structure instead of in a sub-folder structure.
Layouts
- Standard: Use this layout to include artifacts with all their properties.
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Conversations only, Slim: Use this layout to include conversation artifacts with a limited set of properties as a table.
Note: Only artifacts within the Calls and Messages categories are included in this layout.
Customize Page Layout
When you export to Word, you can use one template to customize the layout of the cover page, and another template to customize the layout of the remaining pages.
Layouts
- Standard: Use this layout to include artifacts with all their properties.
- Slim: Use this layout to include artifacts with a limited set of properties as a table. This layout can include all types of artifacts.
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Conversations only: Use this layout when you need a report with Conversation artifacts displayed in a conversation style layout. When the report is generated from Conversation view in XAMN, the report also includes a Conversation Details page for each conversation in the report. Such a page contains information about the conversation, such as time period, app and participants. Conversation Details for a group conversation also include the Social group name.
Only artifacts within the Calls and Messages categories are included in this layout.
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Conversations only, Slim: Use this layout to include Conversation artifacts with a limited set of properties as a table.
Only artifacts within the Calls and Messages categories are included in this layout.
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Pictures only: Use this layout to include Pictures in a report.
Only artifacts within the Pictures category are included in this layout.
Note: Linked objects may not work with some PDF readers. If you cannot see linked images in the exported PDF, we recommend using the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Customize Page Layout
When you export to PDF, you can use one template to customize the layout of the first page (cover page), and another template to customize the layout of the remaining pages.
HTML Report Layouts
- Standard: This layout is the recommended layout. It provides the possibility to add your organization logo and other custom information to the cover page and to the other pages in the report.
- Grid: Use this layout if you only want artifacts to be listed in the report.
Customize report content (Standard layout)
You can edit the following custom report content and select which content to add to the generated report.
- Organization info
- Case info
- Cover page
- Report notes
- Report header
To edit the custom report content, click the Customize... button and adapt the settings in the Custom report content menu. You can also save your settings as the default report content in order to use the same content for all HTML reports. To clear the default settings, click Clear.
Use this format to generate a report in OpenDocument Text (ODT) format. ODT documents can be opened in Microsoft Word. Documents in ODT format are usually created using free of charge OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
Customize Page Layout
When you export to ODT, you can use one template to customize the layout of the cover page, and another template to customize the layout of the remaining pages.
