Export a Report Definition

Required User Role: Organizational user with appropriate permissions. For more information, see User Roles.

In Tenable Security Center, you can export a report definition as an .xml file. This feature is useful for organizations running multiple Tenable Security Center deployments to provide consistent reports without duplicating the work needed to create definition templates.

To export a report definition:

  1. In the top navigation bar, click Reporting > Reports.

    The Reports page appears.

  2. In the table, right-click the row for the report definition you want to export.

    The actions menu appears.

  3. Click Export.
  4. Click the export option you want to use:
    OptionDescription
    Keep All ReferencesExport the report definition with object references intact.

    Users who meet the following requirements can use an imported report definition with intact object references:

    • The user must be in the same organization as the user who exported the report definition.

    • The user must have access to all relevant objects in the report definition.

    Remove All References

    Export the report definition with object references removed, altering the definitions of the components.

    Any user can use an imported report definition with object references removed.

    Replace With Placeholders

    Export the report definition with object references replaced with their respective names.

    Users must replace the placeholder names with applicable objects available to their organization in order to use an imported report definition with placeholder names.

    Tenable Security Center downloads the report definition to your computer.