Automation Rule Settings

The different types of automation rules in Tenable Attack Surface Management have different settings.

Setting Description
Rule Name Type a name for the automation rule.
Rule Description Type a description for the automation rule.
Archive Asset if it matches

Select when you want the automation rule to archive an asset in your inventory.

  • Filters — Archives any assets that match the specified filter. Click +Add Filter to add asset filters.

  • Subscription — Archives any assets that match the specified subscription. Click the drop-down box to select a subscription.
Setting Description
Rule Name Type a name for the automation rule.
Rule Description Type a description for the automation rule.
Select what to do

Select whether you want the automation rule to add or remove a tag from assets in your inventory.

  • Add — Adds a tag to any asset that matches the automation rule criteria.

  • Remove — Removes a tag from any asset that matches the automation rule criteria.
Select Tag Select the tag that you want the automation rule to add or remove.
if Asset matches

Select when you want the automation rule to add or remove a tag from an asset in your inventory.

  • Filters — Adds or removes the tag from any assets that match the specified filter. Click +Add Filter to add asset filters.

  • Subscription — Adds or removes the tag from any assets that match the specified subscription. Click the drop-down box to select a subscription.
Setting Description
Rule Name Type a name for the automation rule.
Rule Description Type a description for the automation rule.
Select what to do

Select whether you want the automation rule to set or remove custom columns from assets in your inventory.

  • Set — Adds a custom column to any asset that matches the automation rule criteria.

  • Remove — Removes a custom column from any asset that matches the automation rule criteria.
Select Custom Column Select the custom column that you want the automation rule to add or remove.
if Asset matches

Select when you want the automation rule to update custom columns for assets.

  • Filters — Updates custom columns for any assets that match the specified filter. Click +Add Filter to add asset filters.

  • Subscription — Updates custom columns for any assets that match the specified subscription. Click the drop-down box to select a subscription.
Setting Description
Rule Name Type a name for the automation rule.
Rule Description Type a description for the automation rule.
Select what to do

Select whether you want the automation rule to accept or deny suggestions.

  • Accept — Accepts all suggestions that match the automation rule criteria.

  • Deny — Denies all suggestions that match the automation rule criteria.
Suggestion if it matches

Select when you want the automation rule to accept or deny suggestions.

  • Filters — Accepts or denies any suggestions that match the specified filter. Click +Add Filter to add domain filters.
Setting Description
Rule Name Type a name for the automation rule.
Rule Description Type a description for the automation rule.
Moves Asset to

Select the inventory to which you want to move assets that meet the automation rule criteria.
if it matches

Select when you want the automation rule to move assets.

  • Filters — Moves any assets that match the specified filter. Click +Add Filter to add domain filters.
Setting Description
Rule Name Type a name for the automation rule.
Rule Description Type a description for the automation rule.
Run ad-hoc query

Select which query you want the automation rule to run.