Close reports (day/month(year) are always covering the period since the last close. So a close month report could cover only one week if executed once a week or a close day could cover a timespan of two days if executed only after two days of using the cash register.
It is possible mailing close reports or upload them to any ftp-server (in the internet or the local network). They contain extended reports as PDF-files as well as a CSV-file with could be used for imoporting the close-data into a spreadsheet application like Excel or Numbers
Only emailed close-day reports contain additionally a journal-file with all transactions (since last close-day) chronologically ordered. All close-reports will have a password-protected ZIP-file attached which is your backup of the database.
It is highly recommmended executing at least once a week a close-day.