Manage Scheduled Exports

On the Exports page, you can manage your scheduled exports in the following ways:

Create a Scheduled Export

allows you to export data from various features for internal analysis or integration with third-party systems. Use the links in the table below to learn more about the data types available for scheduled exports.

Vulnerability Management Feature Documentation Link (How to Export/Schedule)
Explore > Assets Export Assets
Explore > Findings Export Findings
Recast and Accept Rules Export Recast and Change Result Rules
Exclusions Export Exclusions
Remediation Goals Export Remediation Goals
Remediation Projects Export Remediation Projects
Vulnerability Intelligence (CVEs) Export CVE Details
Activity Logs Export Activity Logs
Sensors > Linked Agents Export Linked Agents
Sensors > Linked Agent Details Export Linked Agent Details
Sensors > Scanner Groups  Export Scanner Groups
Sensors > Linked Scanners Export Linked Scanners
Sensors > Linked Scanner Details Export Linked Scanner Details
Sensors > Freeze Windows Export Freeze Windows
Managed Credentials Export Credentials
Network Configuration Export Networks
Users Export User Data
User Groups Export User Groups

Edit a Scheduled Export

On the Exports page, you can edit a scheduled export, as long as the export job is not currently running. If you are not a administrator, you can only edit exports you have created.

To edit a scheduled export:

  2. For any scheduled export that you want to edit, click in the Actions column.

    A menu appears.

    Click Edit .

    The Export plane appears.

  3. Edit the export options as follows.

    Option Description

    Name

    		Type a custom name for your 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, automatically trims cells 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 cell that starts with any of the following characters (=, +, -, @), adds a single quote (') at the beginning of the cell. For more information, see the Knowledge Base.

    • JSON – A JSON file containing a nested list of findings, with no empty fields.
    Configurations

    Select the fields to include:

    • Under Select Field Set, search for or select the fields to add to your export.

    • To view only selected fields, click View Selected.

    • In the Expiration box, type the number of days before the export file ages out.
    Schedule

    Turn on the Schedule toggle to schedule your export:

    1. In the Start Date and Time section, choose the date and time for the export.
    2. In the Time Zone drop-down, choose a time zone.
    3. In the Repeat drop-down, choose the cadence on which you want the export to repeat (for example, daily).
    4. In the Repeat Ends drop-down, choose the date when exports end. If you select Never, the export repeats until you modify or delete it.
    Email Notifications

    Turn on the Email Notification toggle to send email notifications:

    1. In the Add Recipients box, type the emails to notify.
    2. In the Password box, type a password for the export file. Share this password with the recipients so they can download the export file.

  4. Click Schedule Export.

    saves the updated export schedule.

Delete a Scheduled Export

On the Exports page, you can delete one or more scheduled exports from your instance.

Note: Deleting a scheduled export removes the schedule from your instance entirely. If you want to instead suspend a scheduled export, you can disable the schedule.

To delete a scheduled export:

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To delete a single scheduled export, do one of the following:

      • Use the action bar.

        1. In the Schedules table, click the check box for the scheduled export that you want to delete .

          An action bar appears.

        2. Click the Delete button.

      • Use the Action column.

        1. In the Schedules table, in the row for the scheduled export you want to delete, in the Action column, click the button.

          A menu appears.

        2. Click the Delete button.

      • Use right-click.

        1. In the Schedules table, hover over the row for the scheduled export you want to delete and right click.

          A menu appears.

        2. Click the Delete button.

    • To delete multiple scheduled exports:

      1. In the Schedules table, click the check boxes for the scheduled exports that you want to delete.

        An action bar appears.

      2. Click the Delete button.

      Note: You can delete up to 10 export schedules simultaneously.

    deletes the selected scheduled export or exports. Deleted scheduled exports no longer appear in the Schedules table.

Disable a Scheduled Export

Disabling an scheduled export prevents from automatically creating exports based on the export schedule. You can enable a disabled scheduled export, as described in Enable a Disabled Export Schedule.

Note: Disabling a scheduled export does not remove the scheduled export from the Schedules table or from the list of exports that count against your 1000 scheduled export limit. To remove a scheduled export from your account, you must delete the scheduled export.

To disable a scheduled export:

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To disable a single scheduled export, do one of the following:

      • Use the action bar.

        1. In the Schedules table, click the check box for the scheduled export that you want to disable.

          An action bar appears.

        2. Click the Disable button.

      • Use the Action column.

        1. In the Schedules table, in the row for the scheduled export you want to disable, in the Action column, click the button.

          A menu appears.

        2. Click the Disable button.

      • Use right-click.

        1. In the Schedules table, hover over the row for the scheduled export you want to disable and right click.

          A menu appears.

        2. Click the Disable button.

    • To disable multiple scheduled exports:

      1. In the Schedules table, click the check boxes for the scheduled exports that you want to disable.

        An action bar appears.

      2. Click the Disable button.

      Note: You can disable up to 10 export schedules simultaneously.

    disables the selected scheduled export or exports.

    In the Schedules table, disabled scheduled exports appear in gray and enabled scheduled exports appear in black.

Enable a Disabled Scheduled Export

When you disable a scheduled export, you can enable the scheduled export again to resume the export cadence specified in the schedule.

To enable a disabled scheduled export:

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To enable a single disabled scheduled export, do one of the following:

      • Use the action bar.

        1. In the Schedules table, click the check box for the scheduled export that you want to re-enable.

          An action bar appears.

        2. Click the Enable button

      • Use the Action column.

        1. In the Schedules table, in the row for the scheduled export you want to enable, in the Action column, click the button.

          A menu appears.

        2. Click the Enablebutton.

      • Use right-click.

        1. In the Schedules table, hover over the row for the scheduled export you want to enable and right click.

          A menu appears.

        2. Click the Enable button.

    • To re-enable multiple scheduled exports:

      1. In the Schedules table, click the check boxes for the scheduled exports that you want to enable.

        An action bar appears.

      2. Click the Enable button.

      Note: You can enable up to 10 export schedules simultaneously.

    enables the selected scheduled export or exports.

    In the Schedules table, disabled scheduled exports appear in gray and enabled scheduled exports appear in black.

Configure Scheduled Export Expiration

When creating an export, you can specify an expiration delay of up to 30 calendar days. This is the maximum retention period permitted by before export files expire. To configure the number of days for your default export expiration, do the following:

  3. Click the Exports tab.

    The Export Expiration options appear.

  4. In the Default Expiration box, type the number of days you want to allow before your exports expire.

    Note: allows you to set a maximum of 30 calendar days for export expiration.

    Note: You must type the number of days as an integer between 1 and 30.

  5. Click Save.

    saves your settings and updates the number of allowable days before your exports expire.