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Cyber Asset Management

Evidence export

An evidence package is a point-in-time snapshot of your asset inventory, packaged for an audit or compliance review. Unlike a live report, it captures your inventory exactly as it looked at a chosen moment, so the numbers stay fixed after the fact — the kind of artifact an auditor asks you to keep.

What it's for

  • Freeze a moment in time — package the inventory as it looked on a specific date, or the latest.
  • Scope it to what matters — limit the package to one kind of asset or one business unit.
  • Hand it to an auditor — download it as CSV, JSON, or a light PDF, with a record of when it was created.

Where to find it

Evidence export lives in Cyber Asset Management. Open its Reports hub and generate an Evidence Package from the Templates tab (or the Evidence Package button in the toolbar).

The Generate evidence package dialog — format, date, and scope filters
Availability

Evidence export is available when your workspace has it enabled and your role permits it. If you don't see it, ask an administrator.

Every control explained

The Generate evidence package dialog collects a few options:

ControlWhat it does
FormatThe package format — CSV, JSON, or PDF (light).
As ofThe date and time to snapshot the inventory at. Leave it blank for the latest inventory.
Entity kindLimits the package to one kind of asset (for example, hosts). Leave blank to include all.
Business unitLimits the package to one business unit. Leave blank to include all.
Generate exportBuilds the package and adds it to the recent-exports list.

Recent evidence exports

Beneath the form, Recent evidence exports lists the packages generated for your workspace, in a compact list rather than a full table, so you can find and re-download a recent one.

Recent evidence exports — a compact list of generated packages with download links

Each entry shows:

FieldWhat it shows
Export IDA truncated identifier for the package.
FormatThe format the package was generated in.
StatusWhether the package is ready, still generating, or has expired.
GeneratedA relative timestamp for when the package was created (for example, 2 hours ago).
OpenOpens the package in a new tab. A package past its expiry shows expired in place of the link — generate a fresh one.
Download links expire

Each package's download link is time-limited. Once it expires, the entry shows expired; generate a new package to get a fresh link.

Common workflows

Workflow: package this quarter's inventory for an audit

  1. Open Reports in Cyber Asset Management and start an Evidence Package.

    Step 1 — the Generate evidence package dialog
  2. Choose a Format, and set As of to the end of the quarter you're documenting. Leave the scope filters blank to include the whole inventory.

    Step 2 — choosing the format and as-of date
  3. Click Generate export. The new package appears in Recent evidence exports with an Open link.

    Step 3 — the finished package in Recent evidence exports

Workflow: scope a package to one business unit

  1. Open the Generate evidence package dialog.
  2. Enter the business unit in the Business unit field.
  3. Click Generate export and open the package from Recent evidence exports.