Configuring data filter conditions
Use data filter conditions to specify which security scan results data are to be included in the report. Only security scans which match the specified criteria will be processed and presented within the report.
Screenshot 13 - Custom Report Wizard: Filters dialog
Click on the Add... button to bring up the `Edit filter properties' dialog. Configurable options include:
- `Filter condition' - The data source area on which this filter will focus (for example, select `Operating System' to set a filter condition on data related to a specific operating system).
- `Condition' - The condition comparison parameter.
- `Value' - The string to which source data will be compared.
For example to generate a report which contains only information related to Windows XP configure your filter as follows:
More than one data filter may be configured to be met by the data source prior to the generation of a report.
When more than one filter is used, you will also have to specify how these filters will be logically linked (for example, do all conditions need to be met or at least 1 of the filter conditions is enough to include that data in the report). Use the conditional field to specify the logical grouping of the conditions.
`And' - (Default) Select this option when you want the report include only the scan data information which matches ALL of the conditions specified in the filters.
`Or' - Select this option when you want the report to include the scan data information which matches any of the conditions specified in the filters.
Example: Using multiple filters
Consider the situation where a custom report has 2 filters configured as follows:
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Parameters
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Filter 1
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Filter 2
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Filter condition
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Operating System
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Hostname
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Condition
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Is equal to
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Is equal to
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Value
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`Windows XP'
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`File Server'
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The data which will be included in this custom report will vary according to how these filters will be applied.
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Filters applied
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Data output
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Filter 1
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and
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Filter 2
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The report will include all data which is related to a host called `File Server' which runs on `Windows XP'.
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Filter 1
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or
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Filter 2
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This report will include all data related to `Windows XP' no matter to which host it belongs as well as all data related to a host called `File Server' no matter which operating system it is entertaining.
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Example: Creating a report based on data collected during the latest scan
1. Click on the Default Reports navigation button.
2. Right click on the report that you wish to customize and select New } Custom Report. This will bring up the `Custom Reports Wizard'.
3. As soon as the welcome dialog is displayed, click Next.
4. Select the `Latest Scan' option and click Next.
Screenshot 14 - Filter conditions dialog(s)
5. Click on the Add... button to create and configure the required data filters. Click Next to continue.
NOTE: For more information about data filters refer to the `Data filters' section at the beginning of this chapter.
6. Specify a name for this custom report and click Next.
7. Click Finish to finalize your configuration.
