Apply a Filter

Required User Role: Any

You can use filters to narrow the data displayed on specific pages. Some pages expand the filter options in the left side bar and some expand the filter options in the right side bar.

Each filterable page in Tenable.sc Director has a different set of filter components. On the Vulnerability Analysis page, you can add and remove filter components.

For more information, see Filters and Filter Components.

To filter data on a Tenable.sc Director page with a left side bar:

  1. Log in to Tenable.sc Director via the user interface.

  2. Navigate to any page that supports filtering.

  3. On the left side of the page, click the double arrow (open filter side bar).

    The Filters side bar expands.

    filter sidebar

  4. Click Select Filters.

    The filter components selection window appears.

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  5. Select one or more filter component check boxes. For more information about the components supported for your analysis view, see Vulnerability Analysis Filter Components.

  6. Click Apply.

    The Filters side bar updates to show the filter components you selected.

  7. Click the box for the filter component.

    The filter component criteria selection window appears.

    filter severity levels

  8. Modify the filter component criteria.

  9. Click OK.

    The Filters side bar updates to show the filter component criteria you modified. The Apply All button appears.

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  10. Click Apply All.

    The page updates to reflect the filter you applied.

What to do next:

  • (Optional) Save a filter on the Vulnerability Analysis, Event Analysis, and Mobile Analysis page as a reusable query, as described in Add or Save a Query.

To filter data on a Tenable.sc Director page with an inline filter icon and right side bar:

  1. Log in to Tenable.sc Director via the user interface.

  2. Navigate to any page that supports filtering.

  3. Locate the filter icon (open filters).

    The Filters side bar expands.

    inline filter

  4. Click the box for a filter component.

    The filter component criteria selection window appears.

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  5. Modify the filter component criteria.

  6. Click Apply.

    The Filters side bar updates to show the filter component criteria you modified. The page updates to reflect the filter you applied.