Report Options

Name

Name assigned to the report.

Description

Descriptive text for the report.

Schedule

Determines how often the report runs. Options are On Demand, Now, Once, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. When you select a frequency from the drop-down box, Tenable Security Center displays additional options for the selected time frame.

Attribute Sets

Predefined operational attributes that add required information to DISA ARF, DISA Consolidated ARF, or CyberScope report types. The drop-down box displays only the attribute set defined for the report you are currently creating.

ASR Content

When creating a report, this drop-down box offers a selection of Benchmark, IAVM, CVE, or Plugin ID to be included.

ASR Record Format

This drop-down box determines the format (Summary or Detail) of the DISA ASR report.

Include ARF

When enabled, allows for the inclusion of a DISA attribute set for the report.

Benchmarks

Benchmarks are generated after a scan using certain audit files that have been successfully run against at least one target system.

Style

A compound value that specifies the report style, paper size, and orientation. For example, Plain, Letter

Report styles include:

• Plain — a report with basic graphs
• Tenable — a report with basic graphs and a footer logo on the cover page
• Tenable 3D — a report with enhanced 3D graphs and a footer logo on the cover page

Note: If an administrator configured a Classification Type banner, plain report styles are the only options listed.

Paper sizes include:

• Letter — the standard 8.5 inches x 11 inches letter size

  Note: Letter size is the default paper size, used by options that do not explicitly state a paper size. For example, the paper size for Plain, Landscape is letter size.

• A4 — the standard 8.27 inches x 11.69 inches A4 size

Orientation options include:

• Portrait — vertical

  Note: Portrait is the default orientation, used by options that do not explicitly state an orientation. For example, the orientation for Plain, Letter is vertical.

• Landscape — horizontal

Include Cover Page

Include a cover page in the report. Cover pages include:

• a cover logo

• the scan Name

• the date and time you generated the report

• the date and time Tenable Security Center imported the scan results, if you generated the report from scan results

• the scan result ID, if you generated the report from scan results

Include Header

Include a predefined header in the report.

Include Footer

Include a predefined footer in the report.

Include Table of Contents

Include a table of contents with the report.

Include Index

Include an Index with the report.

Cover Logo

Specifies which image to use for the lower-left footer logo on the cover page of the report. The default logo is the Tenable logo. To add a custom logo, see Report Images.

Note: The Plain report style suppresses this footer logo on the cover page.

Footer Logo

Specifies which image to use for the lower-left footer logo on all pages except the cover page. The default logo is the Tenable logo. To add a custom logo, see Report Images.

Watermark

Specifies a watermark for each page of the report. The default is no watermark. To add a custom watermark, see Report Images.

Encrypt PDF

Protect the PDF with a password and 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption. When enabled, the Password text box appears. Enter a password to use to open the report and view its contents.

Add Chapter

The primary component in the report organization. Chapters are listed in the table of contents for the report and consist of sections and elements. For more information, see Add a Custom Chapter to a Report and Edit a Report Outline.

Add Template Chapter

A predefined chapter from a Tenable-provided report template. For more information, see Add a Template Chapter to a Report.

A list of predefined queries you can use to retrieve data for the report. For more information, see Queries.

The source of the data to include in the report.

For CSV reports, valid values for this field differ based on the setting of the Type option:

• If Type is set to Vulnerability, valid Source values are:
  • Cumulative—All vulnerabilities, regardless of whether the vulnerabilities have been remediated or not
  • MItigated—Remediated vulnerabilities

  • Individual Scan—Vulnerabilities identified in a specific scan

    Note: If you select Individual Scan, Tenable Security Center displays the Selected Scan option, which allows you to select a scan to use as the basis of the report:

    1. Click one of the predefined date ranges, or click Custom Range and enter starting and ending days for the range.
    2. Click Fetch Scans to view a list of possible scans within the date range.
    3. Click the scan you want to use in the drop-down box.
• If Type is set to Event, valid Source values are:
  • Active—Currently active events

  • Archive—Archived events

    Note: If you select Archive, Tenable Security Center displays additional options, allowing you to select the LCE that collected the events and the Silo that stores the archived events.

• If Type is set to Mobile, Ticket, or Alert, this option is absent.

For DISA ARF, DISA Consolidated ARF, and DISA ASR reports, you do not set the Type option. Valid Source values are limited to Cumulative and Individual Scan, which operate in the same way as they do for CSV reports.

Specifies additional criteria to refine report data. For more information, see Manage Filter Components for a Non-Chapter Report.

This option appears after you add at least one chapter to the report.

For more information, see Manage Filter Components for Multiple Elements.

Results Displayed

The number of results included in the CSV file.

The column that Tenable Security Center uses to sort results in the CSV file.

Available columns depend on:

• the Type you selected in the Definition options
• the Display Columns value you select in the Display options

The columns included in the results file. Available columns depend on Definition options you select.

Tip: The Display Columns appear in the results file in the order in which you select them.

Email Users

Select Tenable Security Center users to whom Tenable Security Center emails the completed report. The drop-down list includes only users with defined email addresses.

Share

Allows you to select which Tenable Security Center users within your organization can view the completed report in Tenable Security Center. Use this option if organizational policies prohibit emailing potentially sensitive data.

Publishing Sites

Allows you to select predefined publishing sites where Tenable Security Center uploads the completed report. For more information, see Publishing Sites Settings.