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# Producing reports

The client can directly generate a few reports: these parameters are used to select which reports should be generated and, in some cases, what they should contain.

**`--report-json`**\
Produces a JSON report file of the analysis  (machine-readable)\
Example: **`--report-json=~/report.json`**

**`--report-pdf`**\
Produces a PDF report file of the analysis (human-readable)\
Example: **`--report-pdf=~/report.pdf`**

**`--report-junit`**\
Produces a Junit XML report file of the analysis (machine-readable)\
Example: **`--report-junit=~/report.xml`**

**`--report-console`**\
Emits  an analysis report on the console, a list of options separated by comma should be specified:\
\- color: enable colored output\
\- nocolor: disable colors and enhanced formatting (used on CI with bare-bone consoles)\
\- security: shows the security section\
\- stability; shows the stability section\
\- licensing: shows the licensing section \
Default: color if supported, includes all the sections\
Example: **`--report-console=nocolor,security,licensing`**

**`--report-threadfix`**\
Produces a report file compatible with the Threadfix format. See [the specific section](/management-platforms/threadfix.md) for further details.

**`--report-sbom`**\
Produces a SBOM report, the format is defined based on the extension of the file:

* .json - a standard licensing bible report, JSON format
* .pdf - a standard licensing bible report, PDF format
* .csv - a standard SBOM Meterian report, CSV format
* .cdx.xml - a standard CycloneDX SBOM report, XML format
* .cdx.json - a standard CycloneDX SBOM report, JSON format

Example: **`--report-sbom=sbom.cdx.xml`**

It's also possible to request multiple reports, separating the file names with a comma.

Example: **`--report-sbom=sbom.cdx.xml,bible.pdf`**

**`--report-gitlab`**\
Produces a gitlab-compatible report to be used with [GitLab Ultimate](/devops-integrations/gitlab-ultimate.md)\
Example: **`--report-gitlab=gitlab.json`**

**`--report-sarif`**\
Produces a SARIF report with the results from the analysis.\
Example: **`--report-sarif=report.sarif`**