# Group recurring FSRM reports around one approved collection scope

> How should a recurring FSRM report task be scoped and its schedule maintained?

- Canonical URL: https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/dse-20260908-088-group-recurring-fsrm-reports-around-one-approved-collection-scope/
- Publisher: Detection Systems & Engineering (DSE Security)
- Author: DSE Security Editorial Team
- Published: 2026-09-08T18:15:43+00:00
- Modified: 2026-09-08T18:20:22+00:00
- Last reviewed by DSE: 2026-09-08
- Resource type: Guide
- DSE priority: Information
- Topics: IT, Networks & Infrastructure
- Reading time: 1 minutes

## What you need to know

How should a recurring FSRM report task be scoped and its schedule maintained?

## Potentially affected

Administrators scheduling File Server Resource Manager storage reports.

## DSE recommendation

Write a small task register containing each schedule, selected reports, report parameters, destination, and owner.

## Article

## Source facts

An FSRM report task defines the reports, parameters, storage paths, frequency, and output formats for scheduled collection. Microsoft recommends putting multiple reports on the same schedule so collection occurs once. The bulk report-management action can change included reports and their parameters; schedules and delivery addresses must be changed within individual tasks. [Microsoft documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/fsrm/schedule-set-of-reports).

## Applicability

Identify the storage question, recurring collection window, covered paths, and recipients. Separate reports that share a collection scope from requests that need different delivery or scheduling decisions.

## DSE recommendation

Write a small task register containing each schedule, selected reports, report parameters, destination, and owner. Ask the storage owner to approve the collection window. When changing several tasks, explicitly review their individual schedules and addresses rather than assuming the bulk edit covered them.

## Verification

Inspect the first scheduled run and compare the produced reports with the approved register. Confirm the timestamp, included paths, output formats, and recipient list. Record processing errors or missing reports, and revisit the schedule if the measured collection window conflicts with other agreed operations.

## Official references

[Microsoft Learn: Schedule a Set of Reports](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/fsrm/schedule-set-of-reports). Source reviewed September 8, 2026.

## Primary reference

- Name: Schedule a Set of Reports
- Authority: Microsoft Learn
- URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/fsrm/schedule-set-of-reports
- Source publication date: Not stated by the source

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