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Introduction

Aaardvark provides a nifty reporting feature for users to take stock of the scan details on the workspace and site. These reports are available as PDF or xlsx (spreadsheet) files to summarize scans, issues, issue instances, and WCAG compliance.

Running a Scan

The reporting feature requires a scan to be run before presenting itself as an option. If you haven’t already, feel free to Run an Automated Scan.

After allowing the scan to run on the site, the options to download the reports should be made visible in the Site Dashboard.

Downloading the Report

To download a report, click the PDF or xlsx buttons below the site information on the site’s dashboard. This should appear just by the Site Statistics, under the site scan details as a button.

After downloading the report, information about the site can be viewed.

.PDF and .xlsx buttons that allow users to download from the reporting feature.

Information Included Within Reports

The information included in the reporting features varies depending on which file was downloaded.

PDF File Report

Information about the site is included in the PDF file, such as the open issues currently active on the site, the pages scanned, and a graph depicting the issues count history.

Aaardvark reporting downloaded in pdf form, depicting issues and pages scanned.

If there have been any previous scans, a history of all the scans performed on the site will also be listed out in table format. The date, number of pages, errors, warnings, and total active issues found at the time of the scan are marked.

Results of scans on the reporting feature.

Following that, any failing WCAG guidelines are outlined with the success criteria, the title, and the passes/failed. A list of the most problematic pages can also be viewed, along with the number of active instances.

Problematic pages in the reporting feature.

And, to top it off, a summary of the list of active issues can be viewed.

List of active issues on the site.

xlsx Report File

The downloadable spreadsheet will allow users to view the Issue ID, who the issue is assigned to, what level of WCAG the issue applies to, and the principle. The success criteria are also listed, followed by details depicting the message and failure for that particular issue.

The suggested technique on how to handle that issue is included, with the severity, and active instances. Depending on whether the issue was found in an automated scan or manual audit, this will be noted in a column as well, with its active status.

xlsx spreadsheet depicting issues from reporting feature.

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