Manage Report Definitions

View a Report Definition

To view a report definition:

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

   The Reports page appears.

2. In the row for the report definition you want to view, click the menu.

   The actions menu appears.

3. In the table, right-click the row for the report definition you want to view.

   The actions menu appears.

4. Click View.

   Tenable Security Center displays a read-only version of the report definition.

   Note: If you want to edit or delete the report definition from this page, see Edit a Report Definition or Delete a Report Definition.

Copy a Report Definition

You can share a copy of a report definition with other users in your organization in Tenable Security Center. This feature is useful for maintaining consistency throughout your organization.

After you share the copy, the other users own their local copy and can edit or delete as with any report they create themselves. Later changes you make to the original do not synchronize automatically to the copy.

To copy a report definition:

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

   The Reports page appears.

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

   The actions menu appears.

3. Click Copy.

   The Copy Report page appears.

4. In the Group box, select the group you want to grant access to a copy of the report.
5. Specify the user(s) that you want to grant access to a copy of the report.

6. Click Copy.

   Tenable Security Center copies the report definition to the other accounts you specified. The copy appears, named Copy of DefinitionName.

Edit a Report Definition

In Tenable Security Center, you can edit both custom reports and reports based on templates.

To edit a report definition:

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.

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

   The Edit Report page appears.

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

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

   The Edit Report page appears.

4. Modify the report options.

   Note: Tenable Security Center displays options relevant to the report type.

5. (PDF and template reports only) Edit the report outline.

6. Click Submit to save your changes to the report.

Import a Report Definition

In Tenable Security Center, you can only import XML files in the same format used to export report definitions. 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 import a report definition:

1. Copy the report definition file to your local computer.

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

   The Reports page appears.

3. At the top of the table, click Import Report.
4. In the Name box, type a name for the report.
5. Click Choose File next to the Report Definition box.
6. Browse to the local copy of the report definition XML file.

7. Click Import.

   Tenable Security Center imports the report definition.

8. (Optional) Edit the report definition as desired.

Export a Report Definition

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 left navigation, 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:

   Option	Description
   Keep All References	Export 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.

Delete a Report Definition

To delete a report definition:

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

   The Reports page appears.

2. To delete a single report definition:

   1. In the table, right-click the row for the report definition you want to delete.

      The actions menu appears.

   To delete multiple report definitions:

   1. In the table, select the check box for each report definition you want to delete.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

3. Click Delete.

4. Click Delete to confirm the deletion.

   Tenable Security Center deletes the report definition.

   Note:Tenable Security Center retains any report results associated with the deleted definition. You must manually delete results associated with the report.