Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Compare Comprehensive Assessment Reports

Security Assessment lets you generate a Comparison Report that shows the changes on your target database between two Comprehensive Assessment reports. You can view details about database changes and risk level changes. You can generate a Comparison Report from the Security Assessment wizard or from a Comprehensive Report.

This article has the following topics:

Set a Baseline Report and Generate a Comparison Report from the Security Assessment Wizard

  1. In the Security Assessment wizard, run at least two security assessment jobs for a target database over a period of time.
  2. On the Security Assessment page, in the Differs from Baseline column, click Set Baseline for the target database.
    The Select report for baseline dialog box is displayed.
  3. In the Baseline column, select the option button for the report that you want to set as the baseline report.
  4. Click Set as Baseline.
    The Differs from Baseline column is updated to show a value of Yes or No. The value is Yes if the baseline report differs from the current report. The value is No if there are no differences.
  5. To view the Comparison Report, click the Yes or No link.
    If there are no differences, then the Comparison Report has no data.

Set a Baseline Report from a Comprehensive Assessment Report Page

  1. View a Comprehensive Assessment report.
  2. Click Set as Baseline.
    The Comprehensive Assessment report that you are viewing is set as the baseline report.

Generate a Comparison Report from a Comprehensive Assessment Report Page

  1. Ensure that a baseline report is set for your target database.
  2. View a Comprehensive Assessment report.
    If a baseline report is set for the target database, the Compare with Baseline button is enabled; otherwise it is greyed out.
  3. Click Compare with Baseline.
    The Comparison Report is displayed.