Navigate Tenable Inventory

Tenable Inventory includes several helpful shortcuts and tools that highlight important information and help you to navigate the user interface more efficiently:

The Resource Center displays a list of informational resources including product announcements, Tenable blog posts, and user guide documentation.

To access the Resource Center:

  1. In the upper-right corner, click the button.

    The Resource Center menu appears.

  2. Click a resource link to navigate to that resource.

Click the button to navigate directly to the Settings page, where you can configure your system settings.

The Settings menu gives you access to user and settings options.

To access the Settings menu:

  1. In the upper-right corner, click the button.

    The Settings menu appears.

  2. Click an item to navigate to that system configuration page.

When you log in to Tenable, the Workspace page appears by default. On the Workspace page, you can switch between your Tenable applications or set a default application to skip the Workspace page in the future. You can also switch between your applications from the Workspace menu, which appears in the top navigation bar.

Important: Tenable disables application tiles for expired applications. Tenable removes expired application tiles from the Workspace page and menu 30 days after expiration.

Open the Workspace Menu

To open the Workspace menu:

  1. From any Tenable application, in the upper-right corner, click the button.

    The Workspace menu appears.

  2. Click an application tile to open it.

View the Workspace Page

To view the Workspace page:

  1. From any Tenable application, in the upper-right corner, click the button.

    The Workspace menu appears.

  2. In the Workspace menu, click Workspace.

    The Workspace page appears.

Set a Default Application

When you log in to Tenable, the Workspace page appears by default. However, you can set a default application to skip the Workspace page in the future.

By default, users with the Administrator, Scan Manager, Scan Operator, Standard, and Basic roles can set a default application. If you have another role, contact your administrator and request the Manage permission under My Account. For more information, see Custom Roles.

To set a default login application:

  1. Log in to Tenable.

    The Workspace page appears.

  2. In the top-right corner of the application to choose, click the More button.

    A menu appears.

  3. In the menu, click Make Default Login Page.

    This application now appears when you log in.

Remove a Default Application

To remove a default login application:

  1. Log in to Tenable.

    The Workspace page appears.

  2. In the top-right corner of the application to remove, click the More button.

    A menu appears.

  3. Click Remove Default Login Page.

    The Workspace page now appears when you log in.

The user account menu provides several quick actions for your user account.

  1. In the upper-right corner, click the blue user circle.

    The user account menu appears.

  2.   Do one of the following:
    • Click My Profile to configure your own user account. You navigate directly to the My Account settings page. See My Account for more information.
    • Click Sign out to sign out of Tenable Inventory.
    • Click What's new to navigate directly to the Tenable Inventory Release Notes.
    • Click View Documentation to navigate directly to the Tenable Inventory User Guide documentation.