Navigate Tenable Web App Scanning

Tenable Web App Scanning includes several helpful shortcuts and tools that highlight important information and help you to navigate the user interface more efficiently:

The quick actions menu displays a list of the most commonly performed actions.

To access the quick actions menu:

  1. In the upper-right corner, click the Quick Actions button.

    The quick actions menu appears.

  2. Click a link to begin one of the listed actions.

The Resource Center displays a list of informational resources including product announcements, Tenable blog posts, and user guide documentation.

To access the Resource Center:

  1. In the upper-right corner, click the button.

    The Resource Center menu appears.

  2. Click a resource link to navigate to that resource.

In Tenable Web App Scanning, the Notifications panel displays a list of system notifications. The button shows the current number of unseen notifications. When you open the Notifications panel, Tenable Web App Scanning marks those notifications as seen. Once you have seen a notification, you can clear it to remove it from the Notifications panel.

Note:Tenable Web App Scanning groups similar notifications together.

To view notifications:

  • In the upper-right corner, click the button.

    The Notifications panel appears and displays a list of system notifications.

    In the Notifications panel, you can do the following:

    • To clear one notification, next to the notification, click the button.

    • To expand a group of notifications, at the bottom of the grouped notification, click More Notifications.

    • To collapse an expanded group of notifications, at the top of the expanded notifications, click Show Less.

    • To clear an expanded group of notifications, at the top of the expanded notifications, click Clear Group.

    • To clear all notifications, at the bottom of the panel, click Clear All.

When you log in to Tenable, the Workspace page appears by default. On the Workspace page, you can switch between your Tenable applications or set a default application to skip the Workspace page in the future. You can also switch between your applications from the Workspace menu, which appears in the top navigation bar.

Important: Tenable disables application tiles for expired applications. Tenable removes expired application tiles from the Workspace page and menu 30 days after expiration.

Open the Workspace Menu

To open the Workspace menu:

  1. From any Tenable application, in the upper-right corner, click the button.

    The Workspace menu appears.

  2. Click an application tile to open it.

View the Workspace Page

To view the Workspace page:

  1. From any Tenable application, in the upper-right corner, click the button.

    The Workspace menu appears.

  2. In the Workspace menu, click Workspace.

    The Workspace page appears.

Set a Default Application

When you log in to Tenable, the Workspace page appears by default. However, you can set a default application to skip the Workspace page in the future.

By default, users with the Administrator, Scan Manager, Scan Operator, Standard, and Basic roles can set a default application. If you have another role, contact your administrator and request the Manage permission under My Account. For more information, see Custom Roles.

To set a default login application:

  1. Log in to Tenable.

    The Workspace page appears.

  2. In the top-right corner of the application to choose, click the More button.

    A menu appears.

  3. In the menu, click Make Default Login Page.

    This application now appears when you log in.

Remove a Default Application

To remove a default login application:

  1. Log in to Tenable.

    The Workspace page appears.

  2. In the top-right corner of the application to remove, click the More button.

    A menu appears.

  3. Click Remove Default Login Page.

    The Workspace page now appears when you log in.

The user account menu provides several quick actions for your user account.

  1. In the upper-right corner, click the blue user circle.

    The user account menu appears.

  2.   Do one of the following:
    • Click My Profile to configure your own user account. You navigate directly to the My Account settings page.
    • Click Sign out to sign out of Tenable Web App Scanning.
    • Click What's new to navigate directly to the Tenable Web App Scanning Release Notes.
    • Click View Documentation to navigate directly to the Tenable Web App Scanning User Guide documentation.

For additional information about navigating the Tenable Web App Scanning interface, see the following topics: