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# PDF reports

In SonarQube Server 2026.2, as a system administrator, you can change the PDF report subscription frequency for projects, applications, and portfolios.

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

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

{% hint style="info" %}
The content on this page is aimed at admins who want to manage PDF report subscription frequency. If you're not an admin, see [PDF reports](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/user-guide/viewing-reports/pdf-reports.md) in the **User guide** section.
{% endhint %}

As a system administrator, you can change the PDF report subscription frequency of all projects and applications or for each project or application individually:

To change the frequency setting for your instance, go to **Administration** > **Configuration** > **General settings** > **Governance**. Under **Project and Application PDF Reports**, select an option from the **PDF Reports Frequency** drop-down menu.

You have the following options for subscription frequency:

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

{% hint style="info" %}
You can only download or subscribe to a PDF report for a permanent branch. To set a branch as permanent, go to *Your project* > **Project Settings** > **Branches and pull requests** and make sure that the **Keep when inactive** toggle is on for that branch.
{% endhint %}

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

As a system administrator, you can configure the subscription frequency for all portfolios globally or for each portfolio individually.

* To change the frequency setting for your instance, go to **Administration** > **Configuration** > **General settings** > **Governance**, and in the **Portfolio PDF reports** section, select a frequency from the drop-down menu.

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

Related pages

* [PDF reports](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/user-guide/viewing-reports/pdf-reports.md)
* [Portfolios](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/user-guide/viewing-reports/portfolios.md)
* [Managing portfolios](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/project-administration/managing-portfolios.md)
* [Managing applications](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/project-administration/managing-applications.md)


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