Export Activity

On the Export > Activity tab, you can view all the exports created on your account. You can see the source, type, format, status, size, creation date, and author for each export.

Note: Export expiration is set via the Settings section. For more information, see General Settings.

Note: By default, Tenable Vulnerability Management allows you to store up to 500 MB of export data at a time. Once you reach this limit, you cannot create new exports until you delete some of your existing export data.

To view your export activity:

In the left navigation, click Exports > Activities.

The Exports page appears showing the Activity tab. This tab shows a table with all the exports on your Tenable Vulnerability Management account.

This page displays a table with all the exports on your Tenable Vulnerability Management account.

Activity Table

The Activity table contains the following information about your exports:

Column Description
Name The name of the export file.
Source

The data source for the export in Tenable Vulnerability Management. The possible sources are:

  • Assets — Information about all the assets on your Tenable Vulnerability Management license.

  • Assets Host —Information about assets Tenable Vulnerability Management identified on your host during a scan.

  • Findings - Vulnerabilities - Host — Information about the vulnerability findings Tenable Vulnerability Management identified on your host during a scan.

  • Users — Information about the users assigned to your account.
Type

The type of export, either manual or scheduled.
Format

The format of the export file, either CSV or JSON.

Status

The status of the export. The possible statuses are:

  • Pending — Tenable Vulnerability Management is initiating the export process.

  • Running — Tenable Vulnerability Management is preparing the requested file.

  • Completed — Tenable Vulnerability Management has successfully completed the export process. The export file is now available to download.

  • Canceled — Tenable Vulnerability Management canceled the export process. A Canceled status appears when a user stops a pending or running export.

  • Failed — The export process failed.

Reason

The reason the export attempt failed.

By default, the Reason column is hidden. For information about how to add the column to the table, see Tables.

A reason value appears only if the export status is Failed.

Size

The size of the export file.

A size value appears only if the export status is Completed.
Creation Date The date and time a user initiated the export.
Completion Date The date and time when the export process completed.
File Name The name of the CSV or JSON export file.
Expires On The date and time the export expires.
Note: The default export expiration is set in General Settings
Author The user who initiated the export.
Actions

The actions you can perform with the export, including the following:

On the Export Activity page, you can perform the following actions:

Note: Export expiration is set via the Settings section. For more information, see General Settings.