Sync summary report types

Sync Summary reports, also referred to as markdowns, document the changes made to a tenant's configurations during a sync process and are categorized into three types:

• Backup
• Preview
• Deploy

Backup

Every time a Sync runs, a backup is created. This is the generated report for the backup.

The “Backup” reports provide your tenant's history of tracked changes. Reports get generated each time Configuration Manager extracts the latest configurations from the various Microsoft portals, which occurs once per day by default, and when you run a manual Sync.

You can access the Sync history by clicking on the clock icon. A new modal window will appear.

For each Sync version, you can view the Summary and more details by clicking on the eye icon. 

By clicking on the three vertical dots under “Downloads” you can:

• Download the logs 
• Download the artifacts

Back to the search results, the grey “i” on the report line indicates detected changes. Click on it to view the details in a modal window.

Preview

The “Preview” reports are generated when a tenant is pending approval for changes. 

Click on the grey “i” to view the summary and the details of the Sync in a new modal window.

These reports offer a detailed preview of proposed modifications before implementation and they provide a crucial opportunity for review before any changes are applied to the tenant.

Select the clock icon to access the Sync history. By clicking on the three vertical dots under “Downloads”, you can:

• Download the logs 
• Download the artifacts

Deploy

Deploy reports are generated when previously pending changes are approved and subsequently implemented in the tenant. 

Deploy reports document every configuration implemented using Configuration Manager. They offer a clear record of what was changed and when, serving as a valuable audit trail of intentional modifications to your tenant.

You may see a grey “i” on the report line. This indicates that there are detected changes . Click on the icon to open up a modal with more details.

Select the clock icon to view the Sync history in a modal window. By clicking on the three vertical dots under “Downloads”, you can:

• Download the logs 
• Download the artifacts

You can also navigate through these reports using the “Sync Report Search” functionality.

If you wish to know who started the Sync process or approved it, refer to our “Understanding who started or approved the Sync process” article.