# PDF reports

*PDF reports are available as part of the* [*Enterprise Edition*](https://www.sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing/enterprise/) *and* [*above*](https://www.sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing/)*.*

PDF reports give a periodic, high-level overview of the overall code quality and security of your projects, applications, or portfolios.

## Project and application PDF reports <a href="#project-and-application-pdf-reports" id="project-and-application-pdf-reports"></a>

To change the frequency setting globally, navigate to port or subscribe to receive PDF reports from the **Project/Application PDF report** drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of the project or application’s home page. The frequency with which you receive reports is set by a project or application administrator.

### Changing PDF subscription frequency <a href="#changing-pdf-subscription-frequency" id="changing-pdf-subscription-frequency"></a>

Users with administrative rights on a project or application can configure how frequently SonarQube sends PDF reports. You can change the frequency of all projects and applications at a global level or for each project or application individually:

* **Global-level**:To change the frequency setting globally, navigate to **Administration** > **General Settings** > **Governance**. Under **Project and Application PDF Reports**, select an option from the **PDF Reports Frequency** drop-down menu.
* **Project-level**: To change the frequency setting for a specific project, navigate to the project’s home page then **Project Settings** > **General Settings** > **Governance**. Under **Project and Application PDF Reports**, select an option from the **PDF Reports Frequency** drop-down menu.
* **Application-level**: To change the frequency setting for a specific application, navigate to the application’s home page then **Application Settings** > **Application Report Settings**, and select an option from the **Application Reports Frequency** drop-down menu.

You have the following options for subscription frequency:

* **Daily**
* **Weekly**
* **Monthly (default)**

### Temporary branches <a href="#temporary-branches" id="temporary-branches"></a>

You cannot download or subscribe to a PDF report for a temporary branch. If you are unable to download or subscribe to a PDF report for a branch, go to **Project Settings** > **Branches and Pull Requests** and make sure that the **Keep when inactive** toggle is on for that branch.

## Portfolio PDF reports <a href="#portfolio-pdf-reports" id="portfolio-pdf-reports"></a>

Users with access to a portfolio can download a PDF report or subscribe to receive PDF reports from the **Portfolio PDF Report** drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of the portfolio’s home page. The frequency with which you receive reports is set by a portfolio administrator. See the following section for more information.

### Changing PDF subscription frequency <a href="#changing-pdf-subscription-frequency" id="changing-pdf-subscription-frequency"></a>

Users with administrative rights on a portfolio can configure how frequently SonarQube sends PDF reports. You can change the frequency for all portfolios globally or for each portfolio individually.

* **Global-level**: To change the frequency setting at a global level, navigate to **Administration** > **Portfolios**, and select an option from the **Frequency** drop-down menu.
* **Portfolio-level**: To change the frequency setting for a specific portfolio, navigate to the portfolio’s home page then **Portfolio Settings** > **Executive Report** and select an option under **Frequency**.

You have the following options for subscription frequency:

* **Daily**: report is sent during the first portfolio calculation of the day (if any)
* **Weekly**: report is sent during the first portfolio calculation of the week (if any) from Monday
* **Monthly (default)**: report is sent during the first portfolio calculation of the month (if any), starting from the first day of the current month

### Sending portfolio PDF reports to non-SonarQube users <a href="#sending-portfolio-pdf-reports-to-nonsonarqube-users" id="sending-portfolio-pdf-reports-to-nonsonarqube-users"></a>

Users with administrative rights on a portfolio can send the portfolio PDF report to non-SonarQube users by adding their email in the **Other Recipients** field at **Portfolio Settings** > **Executive Report**.

## Regulatory reports <a href="#regulatory-reports" id="regulatory-reports"></a>

Users with access to a project can download a regulatory report for any permanent branch of that project. A permanent branch is one that has been set to **Keep when inactive** (see [branch-analysis](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/10.0/analyzing-source-code/branches/branch-analysis "mention") for details on how to adjust this setting).

To download the regulatory report, go to **Project Information** > **Regulatory Report**, select the desired branch and click the **Download** button; the report will be dynamically generated and downloaded and may take a few minutes depending on the project size.

The report is a zip file containing a snapshot of the selected branch. It is comprised of a selection of .txt, .csv, and .pdf files containing:

* An overview of the selected branch of the project.
* Configuration items relevant to the project’s quality (quality profile, quality gate, and analysis exclusions).
* Lists of findings for both new and overall code on the selected branch.

## Security reports <a href="#security-reports" id="security-reports"></a>

Security reports can also be downloaded as PDF. For more information, please see our page in the User guide explaining [security-reports](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/10.0/user-guide/security-reports "mention") in detail.