Organize Scans by Folder

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

In Tenable Vulnerability Management, the Scans page contains a Folders section that automatically groups your configured and imported scans into default folders. To organize your scans further, you can create custom folders.

To organize your scans by folder:

  1. View scans in default folders.

    Note: You cannot rename or delete the default folders.

    By default, Tenable Vulnerability Management provides the following folders:

    Folder Description
    My Scans

    Contains scans that you have created or imported.

    This folder appears by default when you access the Scans page.
    All Scans
    • (Administrators) Contains scans created by any users.

    • (All other users) Contains:

      • Scans that you have created
      • Any shared scans for which you have Can View permissions or higher
    Remediation Scans Contains any remediation scans you own or that another user has shared with you.
    Trash

    Contains scans that you have moved to the trash. If you have Can Configure permissions for a scan in this folder, you can permanently delete the scan for all users.

    If you delete a custom folder that contains scans, Tenable Vulnerability Management automatically moves any scans in the deleted folder to the Trash folder.

  2. (Optional) Manage custom folders using the following procedures:

Manage scan folders

Use the following procedures to manage your custom scan folders:

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

The custom scan folders you create appear only to you and cannot be shared with other users. You are the only user who can view, rename, or delete the scan folders you create.

Note: The custom folders you create appear only to you and cannot be shared with other users.

To create a scan folder:

  1. In the left navigation, click Scans.

    The Scans page appears.

  2. Next to Folders, click the Create button.

    The New Folder box appears at the bottom of the folder list.

  3. In the New Folder box, type a name for the folder.

  4. Click the Save button.

    A Folder added successfully message appears and the new folder appears in the Folders section.

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

Required Scan Permissions: Can View

You can move a scan from a default folder to either the My Scans default folder or a custom scan folder. You can also move a scan from a custom folder to the My Scans default folder or a different custom folder.

If you move a scan from the All Scans default folder, the scan appears in both the folder you select and the All Scans folder.

If you move a scan from the My Scans default folder, the scan appears in the custom folder only.

For information about moving a scan to the trash, see Move a Scan to the Trash Folder.

Note: You cannot move scans to or from the Remediation Scans folder.

To move a scan to a scan folder:

  1. In the left navigation, click Scans.

    The Scans page appears.

  2. 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.

  3. In the scan table, roll over the scan you want to move.

    The action buttons appear in the row.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • Tenable Vulnerability Management scans:

      1. In the row, click the More button.

        A menu appears.

      2. In the menu, click Move.

        The Move to Folder plane appears. This plane contains a list of your scan folders.

    • Tenable Web App Scanning scans:

      1. In the row, click the button.

        The Move to Folder plane appears. This plane contains a list of your scan folders.

  5. Search for a folder:
    1. In the search box, type the folder name.
    2. Click the Search button.

      Tenable Vulnerability Management limits the list to folders that match your search.

  6. In the folder list, click the folder where you want to move the scan.

  7. Click Move.

    Tenable Vulnerability Management moves the scan to the selected folder.

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

You can rename custom scan folders only. You cannot rename the default scan folders.

Renaming a scan folder affects your user account only, because the custom folders you create appear only to you and cannot be shared with other users.

To rename a scan folder:

  1. In the left navigation, click Scans.

    The Scans page appears.

  2. In the Folders section, roll over the folder you want to rename.

    The action buttons appear in the row.

  3. In the row, click the Edit button.

    An editable box replaces the folder name.

  4. In the box, type a new name for the folder.
  5. Click the Save button.

    Tenable Vulnerability Management updates the folder name and a Folder updated successfully message appears.

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

You can delete custom scan folders only. You cannot delete the default scan folders that Tenable Vulnerability Management provides (All Scans, My Scans, and Trash).

Deleting a scan folder affects your user account only, because the custom folders you create appear only to you and cannot be shared with other users.

If you delete a scan folder that contains inactive scans, Tenable Vulnerability Management moves the folder's scans to the Trash folder. If you delete a scan folder that contains at least one active (Pending or Running) scan, Tenable Vulnerability Management moves the folder's scans to the My Scans folder.

To delete a scan folder:

  1. In the left navigation, click Scans.

    The Scans page appears.

  2. In the Folders section, roll over the folder you want to delete.

    The action buttons appear in the row.

  3. In the row, click the Delete button.

    A confirmation window appears.

  4. Click Delete to confirm the action.

    A Folder deleted successfully message appears, and Tenable Vulnerability Management deletes the folder.