Filter an Explore Table

This topic describes the performance of, or functionality for, a new feature in Tenable.io Key Enhancements. For more information, see Tenable.io Key Enhancements.

Required Tenable.io Vulnerability Management User Role: Basic, Scan Operator, Standard, Scan Manager, or Administrator

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In the Explore section, you can filter your organization's findings and asset trend data from the Findings and Assets pages.

To see a list of available filters, see Findings Filters or Asset Filters.

To filter a table in the Explore section:

In the upper-left corner, click the button.

The left navigation plane appears.
Do one of the following:
- In the left navigation plane, under Explore, click Assets.
  
  The Assets page appears. On this page, you can view a list of all the assets on your Tenable.io instance.
- In the left navigation plane, under Explore, click Findings.
  
  The Findings page appears. On this page, you can view vulnerability findings for the assets on your Tenable.io instance.
(Optional) Refine the table data. For more information, see Interact with a Customizable Table.

Do one of the following:

To filter the table in Basic mode:

Note: To optimize performance, Tenable limits the number of filters that you can apply to any Explore > Findings or Assets views (including Group By tables) to seven.

At the upper-left corner of the page, select the Tenable.io asset or findings type for which you want to filter data.

The data for that product or findings type appears.
In the upper-left corner, click the button.

The filters plane expands. The plane shows a list of default filter options.
Click Select Filters.

A drop-down box appears listing all the filter options.
Select or deselect the filters you want to apply to your data.
Click outside the filter drop-down box.

The drop-down box closes.
For each selected filter, do one of the following:

Note: Most, but not all, filters include a drop-down box that allows you to select exists, does not exist, or a specific value. If the filter you selected does not include a drop-down box, follow the instructions for step ii following.
- To filter your results to only items for which a filter value exists, in the filter drop-down box, select exists.
- To filter your results to only items for which a filter value does not exist, in the filter drop-down box, select does not exist.
- To filter your results to only items with a specific filter value:
  1. Select is equal to.
    
    Note: For filters that specify a date or date range, equal to is not in option. Instead, you can select Exact Date to set the filter to a specific date or Days Ago to set the filter to a number of days before today's date.
  2. In the filter value box, select or type a value for the filter.
    
    Note: If a filter you select has generic options, those options appear below the filter. If the filter requires a specific, unique value, you must type the value.
    
    Tip: Tenable replaced the legacy “contains” operator with a more flexible “wildcard” operator that has better matching capabilities. To use this new operator like the legacy one, set the value to *value*.
    
    For example, if you want the filter to include all values that end in 1, type *1. If you want the filter to include all values that begin with 1, type 1*. If you want the filter to include all values with a 1 somewhere between the first and last characters, type *1*.
(Optional) To clear the value of a filter:
- Hover over the filter you want to clear.
  
  An interactive window appears over the filter.
- In the window, click Clear to remove the value provided in the filter box.
  
  Tenable.io clears the filter value.
(Optional) To remove a filter:
- Hover over the filter you want to remove.
  
  An interactive window appears over the filter.
- In the window, click Remove to remove the filter.
  
  Tenable.io removes the filter.
Click Apply.

Tenable.io filters your data.

To filter the table in Advanced mode:

Note: To optimize performance, Tenable limits the number of filters that you can apply to any Explore > Findings or Assets views (including Group By tables) to four.

At the top-left corner of the page, select the Tenable.io asset or findings type for which you want to filter data.

Note: You cannot filter assets in Advanced mode until you select a specific asset type.
In the upper left corner, click Advanced.

A text box appears.

Note: By default, Basic mode is active on any Explore table.
Place the cursor in the text box.

A drop-down box appears listing the filter options.

Tip: You can use the arrow keys to navigate filter drop-down boxes, and press the Enter key to select an option.
In the drop-down box, select or type the filter you want to apply.

The filter appears in the text box. A drop-down box appears listing the operator options.

Select one of the following operators:

Note: The operators available in the drop-down box vary based on the selected filter.

Note: If you want to filter on a value that starts with (') or ("), or includes (*) or (,), then you must wrap the value in quotation marks (").

Operator	Description	Value Type
exists	Filters for items for which the selected filter exists.	-
does not exist	Filters for items for which the selected filter does not exist.	-
is equal to	Filters for items that match the filter value.	text box
is not equal to	Filters for items that do not include the filter value.	text box
is greater than is greater than or equal to	Filters for items with a value greater than the specified filter value. If you want to include the value you specify in the filter, then use the is greater than or equal to operator.	text box
is less than is less than or equal to	Filters for items with a value less than the specified filter value. If you want to include the value you specify in the filter, then use the is less than or equal to operator.	text box
within last	Filters for items with a date within a number of hours, days, months, or years before today. Type a number, then select a unit of time.	text box
after	Filters for items with a date after the specified filter value.	calendar drop-down box -or- text box
before	Filters for items with a date before the specified filter value.	calendar drop-down box -or- text box
older than	Filters for items with a date more than a number of hours, days, months, or years before today. Type a number, then select a unit of time.	text box
is on	Filters for items with a specified date.	calendar drop-down box -or- text box
between	Filters for items with a date between two specified dates.	calendar drop-down box -or- text box

To the right of the operator, select or type a value for the filter.

Tip: Some text filters support the character (*) as a wildcard to stand in for a section of text in the filter value. For example, if you want the filter to include all values that end in 1, type *1. If you want the filter to include all values that begin with 1, type 1*.

You can also use the wildcard operator to filter for values that contains certain text. For example, if you want the filter to include all values with a 1 somewhere between the first and last characters, type *1*.

(Optional) To add more filters:
1. Press the Space key.
  
  A modifier drop-down box appears, with AND and OR as options.
2. Select the modifier you want to apply to the filters.
3. In the text box, place your cursor to the right of the modifier.
4. Repeat steps c.—f. to add a filter, operator, and value.
(Optional) To remove filters, do one of the following:
- To remove one filter, select and delete the filter-operator-value set for the filter you want to remove.
- To remove all filters, click the button in the right corner of the text box.
Tenable.io removes the filter.
Click Search.

Tenable.io filters your data.

(Optional) Save the filters to access later or share with other members of your team.