Manage Filter Components for a Single Element

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

Tip: You can build filters using one or more filter components with defined filter component criteria. Filter components are types of data (e.g., CVE ID or Severity). After you select a filter component, you specify the filter component criteria (e.g., a specific CVE ID or a specific severity level).

To manage filter components for a single element in a chapter report in Tenable Security Center:

  1. In the left navigation, click Reporting > Reports.

    The Reports page appears.

  2. In the reports table, click the name of the report you want to edit.

    -or-

    Right-click the row for the report you want to edit, and click Edit.

    The Edit Report page appears.

  3. On the left side of the page, click Definition.

    The report outline appears. This outline is, by default, expanded. For more information, see Edit a Report Outline.

  4. Click the edit icon next to the element you want to edit.

    Tip: To display icons next to a element, hover the cursor over the element.

  5. Do one of the following:

    • Use these steps to add one or more filter components to a single element. For information about the filter components available for vulnerability analysis data or event analysis data, see Vulnerability Analysis Filter Components or Event Analysis Filter Components.

      1. In the Data section, click Add Filter.
      2. Select a filter component from the drop-down box.

      3. Set the filter component criteria, as prompted.

        Depending on the filter component you selected, Tenable Security Center prompts you to type the value you want to filter for or to select from valid values and operators.

        Note: If Tenable Security Center does not prompt you to specify an operator, the unstated operator is equivalent to is equal to or is set to.

      4. Click the check mark next to the filter component to stop editing it.

        Note: The new filter component is not saved until you click Submit.

      1. In the Data section, click the pencil icon next to the filter component.
      2. Edit the filter component criteria.

      3. Click the check mark next to the filter component to stop editing it.

        Note: Your changes to the filter are not saved until you click Submit.

    • In the Data section, click the delete icon next to the filter component.

      Note:Tenable Security Center does not prompt you to confirm the deletion. However, the deletion is not final until you click Submit to save your changes.

  6. Click Submit.