Edit a Scan Configuration

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

Required Scan Permissions: Can Configure

To edit a scan configuration:

  1. In the upper-left corner, click the Menu button.

    The left navigation plane appears.

  2. In the left navigation plane, click Scans.

    The Scans page appears.

  3. Below Scans, choose to view Vulnerability Management Scans or Web Application Scans.

  4. In the Folders section, click a folder to load the scans you want to view.

    The scans table updates to display the scans in the folder you selected.

  5. (Optional) Search for the scan you want to edit. For more information, see Tenable Vulnerability Management Tables.

  6. In the scans table, click the scan you want to edit.

    The scan details appear.

  7. Click the edit button next to the scan name.

    The Edit a Scan page appears.

  8. Change the scan configuration. For more information about scan configuration settings, see Scan Settings.

  9. Do one of the following:

    • If you want to save without launching the scan, click Save.

      Tenable Vulnerability Management saves the scan.

    • If you want to save and launch the scan immediately, click Save & Launch.

      Note: If you scheduled the scan to run at a later time, the Save & Launch option is not available.

      Tenable Vulnerability Management saves and launches the scan.