Export Findings

You can export findings data to CSV or JSON formats from the Findings page.

Caution: Tenable Vulnerability Management applies different finding limits based on your selection method: Static (manual selection) or Dynamic (Select All).
  • Manual Selection — has a limit of 200 findings to export.
  • Select all [number][finding_type] — has no limit on the number of findings to export.

To export findings from the Findings page:

  1. In the left navigation, click Explore > Findings.

    The Findings page appears.

  2. Select one or more findings to export by doing one of the following:

    • Manually select up to 200 findings to export.

      • In the row for the finding(s) that you want to select, click the checkbox(es).

      • In the action bar, click the checkbox.

        You will see [number] [findings_type selected, based on the current number of items per page displayed.

        Tip: You can modify the number of items displayed in the table on a single page. For more information, see Workbench Tables.

    • Use Select all [number] [findings_type.

      1. Manually select one or more findings.

        A link to Select all [number] [findings_type appears in the Action bar.

      2. Click that link.

        You see [number] [findings_type selected.

  3. Select the Export action by doing one of the following:

    • Right click over any row.

      A menu appears.

      Click Export.

    • In the action bar, click Export.

    • On any row, click the button.

      A menu appears.

      Click Export.

    The Export dialog appears.

    Note: You can also activate the Export action by clicking on the View Findings Details pane.

  4. Configure the following export options:

    Option Description

    File Name

    		Type a name for the export.
    Formats

    Select an export format:

    • CSV – A CSV file that you can open in a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel.

      Note: For findings exports, the system automatically trims fields longer than 32,000 characters so they appear correctly in Microsoft Excel. Select Untruncated Data to disable this.

      Note: If your export file contains a field starting with any of the following characters (=, +, -, @), the system adds a single quote (') at the beginning of the field. For more information, see the Knowledge Base.

    • JSON – A JSON file containing a nested list of findings properties.
    Configuration

    Search for and select the fields to include.

    Expiration

    Number of days the generated export file will be retained and displayed in the Export Activity list. Default is 30 days. A custom default value can be set in General Settings.
    Schedule

    Turn on the Schedule toggle and set the following options:

    1. Choose an export Start Date and Start Time.
    2. Choose a Time Zone.
    3. Under Frequency, choose how often you want the export to repeat. Choose either Once or one of the following:
      • Daily, also set Repeat Every.
      • Weekly, also set Repeat Every and Repeat On (for example, Mo, Tu, We, etc).
      • Monthly, also set Repeat Every and Repeat By (for example, Day of Month (Day 1)).
    4. Under Repeat Ends, choose when the exports end. If you choose Never, the export repeats until you modify or delete it.
    Email Notifications

    Turn on the Email Notification toggle and set the following options:

    1. Under Add Recipients, type the emails to notify.
    2. Under Password, type a password for the export file which the recipient will need to enter.

  5. Click Export.

    The system processes the export and the file downloads to your computer. Processing may take several minutes.

    Tip: If you close the Export dialog before the download completes, you can access the export file in Settings > Exports.