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Follow this article for an overview of the AppAware Reporting tab in the DNSFilter dashboard. This dashboard shows insights into the specific applications users access and, much like the DNS Query Log, offers the option to update filtering policies without leaving the report. 

AppAware reporting streamlines the view of DNS data by displaying individual domains in an "application" view. Need to see those individual domains? Tab to Insights or the DNS Query Log for a more granular view. 

Filter AppAware Reporting

From the DNSFilter dashboard, navigate to Reporting and select AppAware to view the report.

The report's default view is data from Today (all data from today's date in the device's IP address local time zone). Toggle the date range to see larger data sets, up to 30 days (Basic plans), 60 days (Pro plans), or 90 days for Enterprise accounts. 

✍️ Today, Last 24 Hours, and Yesterday show 15 minute buckets of data, presented in local time, in the graph. Last 7 days +  group the data by day. Use Custom to select a specific date range. 

The AppAware reporting tab can be filtered by these attributes:

• All application traffic
• Allowed traffic
• Blocked traffic
• AppAware Category e.g. Messaging; VPN and Proxy; Business
• Application e.g. Facebook Messenger; Apply iCloud Private Relay; Slack
• Roaming Client
• User
• Collection

From the Application log, select any application name for the option to drill down further to see activity related to specific attributes:

• Sites
• Collections
• Users
• Roaming Clients

⚡️ Pro Tip: Reset the report filters with the Reset Filters icon located below the date range drop down menu. 

Update Filtering Policies from AppAware Reporting

Take policy action to block or unblock applications directly from the AppAware reporting log. Complete changes from the AppAware reporting home tab, or select an application and complete the change. 

From the home tab:

From an application:

From Take Policy Action, update specific policies by selecting the policy, or change all policies with the block/unblock in all policies option at the top of the screen.