Last Updated: February 14, 2024
Add Service Level Agreement page
Use this page to add Service Level Agreements. Service Level Agreements create a relationship between a system tag and a patch severity, allowing users to specify the number of days before a patch must be installed.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Input # of days | Specify the number of days that you have to patch the system and bring it into compliance. |
Select a Severity | The severity level of the patch. Patch severity levels are assigned by the vendor and often include levels like Critical, Moderate, and Low. |
Select a Tag | The tag associated with a system or group of systems. |
Advanced Host Assessment Scans (Main page)
Assign, schedule, and view inventory scan client tasks.
Option | Definition |
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Scan Name | Displays the name of the inventory scan task. |
Created On | Displays the data and time when the task was created. |
Created By | Displays the name of the user who created the tasks. |
Enabled | Displays whether the task is enabled or disabled. |
Scan Auto ID | Displays the auto-generated scan ID for the scan task. |
Last Modified Date | Displays the last modified date and time of the scan task. |
Last Modified By | Displays the user name of the user who last modified the scan task. |
Description | Displays the description of the scan task that was entered while creating the scan task. |
Actions | Allows you to do the following:
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Actions button |
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Advanced Host Assessment Scans (Individual assessment page)
View the details for the selected assessment scan and the task status.
Option | Definition |
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Name | Displays the name of the scan task. |
Description | Displays the task description that was given while creating the task. |
Assignment | Displays the group or system name for which the task is assigned.
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Reset Baseline | Displays whether the task resets the baseline scan data or not.
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Synchronize Scan | Displays whether synchronize scan is enabled or not. |
Include Inventory Items | Displays the inventory items included for scan in this task. |
Systems Scanned | |
System Name | Displays the name of the system for which the scan is complete. |
Is Latest | Displays whether the scan data is latest or not.
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IP Address | Displays the IP address of the scanned system. |
Scan Date | Displays the date and time of the inventory scan. |
Operating System | Displays the Operating System details like OS Type, OS Platform, OS version and build number. |
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Systems Not Scanned | |
System Name | Displays the name of the systems that are yet to be scanned by the this task. |
IP Address | Displays the IP address of the system. |
Operating System | Displays the Operating System details like OS Type, OS Platform, OS version and build number. |
Note: A quick find search box has been added to search and retrieve information using keywords from the System Name and IP Address fields. | |
Allow or block audits
Specify the time of day that audits are allowed or blocked. This is also known as audit whiteout and blackout periods.
White squares represent periods of time when audits for the specified System Tree group are allowed to run. Blue squares represent periods of time when audits for the specified System Tree group are not allowed to run.
Click a white square, which changes the color to blue, to designate a period of time when audits are not allowed to run. Click a blue square, which changes the color to white, to designate a period of time when audits are allowed run.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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General Options | Show the Policy Auditor system tray icon (Windows only) - When selected, the Show Audit option appears under the System Tray of the client system. |
Allow Audits | Color of time when audits can run. |
Block Audits | Color of time when audits cannot runs. |
Days of the week | Lists days of the week. |
Hours | Lists hours during a day. |
Audit Benchmark Result Details page
View the details of audit benchmark results on this page.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Audit Benchmark Result Information |
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Related Items |
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Request Waiver | Click to request a waiver. |
View Audit Results | Click to view the results for the audit. |
Audit Results page
View audit results for a selected day.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Audit Benchmarks | Lists the benchmarks associated with the audit. |
Audit Name | Displays the audit name is the name of the top panel. |
Results timeframe | Uses calendar control to show the results for a selected day. |
Today | Shows the audit results for today. |
Audit Results page (Audit > Benchmark > Rule)
View the system results for a selected audit, benchmark, and rule.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Clear | Clears the search results. |
Find | Finds the system specified in the System box. |
include expired results | Shows the last result if the audit is not up-to-date. |
Results timeframe | Uses calendar control to show the results for a certain day. |
Request Waiver | Requests a waiver for selected system. |
Rule Systems | Lists systems. |
Rule Title | Displays the title for selected rule. |
Show sub-groups | Shows systems in sub-groups of System Group. |
System | Type the name or tag of a system to search for. |
System Group | Displays the group containing the selected systems. |
System Name | Select by System Name. |
System Tag | Select by System Tag. |
Today | Shows the audit results for today. |
Audit Results page (Audit > Benchmark > System > Rule)
View the details of a selected rule.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Checks | Information on the checks contained by the rule. For rules with multiple checks, each check is listed, along with the Result and View links. |
Description | Description of rule. |
Fix Info | Information on correcting the configuration or vulnerability. |
Results timeframe | Calendar control to show the results for a certain day. |
Title (Checks pane) | Name of rule. |
Title (Rule Details pane) | Check title. |
Today | Audit results for today. |
Audit Results page (Audit > Benchmark > System)
View the results by rule of a selected audit, benchmark, and system. You can click on the value in the Results column to drill down for further information.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Clear | Clears search results. |
Find | Finds the rule specified in the Rule box. |
Results timeframe | Uses calendar control to show the results for a certain day. |
Request Waiver | Selects rules and requests a waiver. |
Result | Shows the result returned by the rule. |
Rule | Enter the rule name to search for. |
Rule group | Select group containing rule. |
Today | Shows the audit results for today. |
Audit Results page (Audit > Benchmark)
Use this page to view audit results for a specific benchmark and a specific system. You can click the values in the Rules Passed, Rules Failed, and Rules Other columns to drill down for more information.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Benchmark Systems | Lists names of selected systems. |
Clear | Clears search results. |
Find | Finds the system specified in the System box. |
Include expired results | Shows the last result if the audit is not up-to-date. |
Results timeframe | Uses calendar control to show the results for a certain day. |
Show sub-groups | Shows systems in sub-groups for the selected System Group. |
System | Enter a search for systems by system name or system tag. |
System group | Select the group containing the systems whose audits you want to view. |
System Name | Select to search by system name. |
System Tag | Select to search by tag associated with systems. |
Today | Shows the audit results for today. |
Audit Results page (Check XML)
View the XML results for a check, the findings summary and the findings, and allows you to show or hide findings.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Back | Returns to the previous page. |
Check | Displays the check name and a link to the check results (XML format). |
Class | Displays the rule type (for example, vulnerability). |
Close | Closes the page. |
Description | Displays the check description. |
Finding Summary |
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Findings | Lists the findings for the check. |
Hide Findings | Hides findings results. |
Name | Displays the check name. |
Owner | Displays the audit owner (for example, Administrator). |
Unhide Findings | Shows findings results. |
Audits page
The Audits tab allows you to create, delete, edit, and export audits.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Audits pane | Contains list of audits. |
Actions → Delete | Deletes selected audits. |
Actions → Edit Audit | Edits selected audit. |
Actions → Export OVAL | Creates an OVAL results file that conforms to the OVAL results schema. This file can be consumed by any tool that understands the OVAL results schema. |
Actions → Export XCCDF | Creates a file that conforms to the XCCDF results schema, as defined in the XCCDF specification. It contains the latest results for all the systems and benchmarks in the audit. The results file could be consumed by any tool that understands the XCCDF results schema. |
Actions → New Audit | Creates a new audit. |
Actions → Patch SLAs | Opens a page that allows you to associate a system tag with a patch security ranking. By assigning a number of days to apply the patch, the feature allows you to monitor the level of patch compliance of your systems. |
Check > XML
View the XML representation of a check.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Check Name | Name of check |
Close | Returns to previous page |
XML | XML representation of check |
Computer Property Details page
View the detailed properties of a computer.
Criteria Results page
View the results of a search of system by criteria. Some of the criteria available includes OS Platform, CPU Type, and Domain Name.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Close | Closes page and returns to the Select Systems page. |
Criteria Result | Shows the results of the criteria when you click Preview on the Select Systems page. |
Edit Service Level Agreements page
Use this page to edit Service Level Agreements. Service Level Agreements create a relationship between a system tag and a patch severity and allow users to specify the number of days before a patch must be installed.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Days | The number of days that you have to patch the system and bring it into compliance. |
Severity | The severity level of the patch. Patch severity levels are assigned by the vendor and often include levels such as critical, moderate, and low. |
Tag Name | The tag associated with a system or group of systems. |
Finding Details Summary
View the finding details for the selected system.23
Option | Definition |
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Finding Date | Displays the date and time when the summary is create. |
Status | Displays one of the compliance status.
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Current Status | Displays the status for the current findings. |
Detail Message | Displays whether the rule passed or failed for the current system. |
Finding ID | Displays the automatically generated finding ID. |
Is Current Finding | Displays whether the finding is the latest or not. |
Is Finding Hidden | Displays if the finding is hidden or not. |
Source | Displays the source engine used for the finding. |
Summary Finding Date | Displays date and time when the finding summary was created. |
Summary Message | Displays the rule configuration settings corresponding to the finding results for the current system. |
Summary Status | Displays one of the compliance status.
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Option | Definition |
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Current Summary Total Violations Reported | Displays the total number of violations reported on the current rule. |
Current Summary Total Violations | Displays the total number of violations. |
Current Summary | Displays whether the finding details are complete with reference to the violation limit. |
File Integrity Events page
View file integrity events and systems that are monitored for file changes. File integrity monitoring tests files for changes at specified times. Changes to monitored files generate events that appear in the File Integrity Events pane in the Events tab.
Events tab
Option | Definition |
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Accept | Accepts selected file integrity events.
If the file integrity monitoring policy maintains versions (stores changes to text files), previous versions are discarded. |
Compare | If versioning is enabled in the policy, this allows you to compare differences between a text file and another version or the baseline. You can also compare the file with another selected file. |
Custom | Allows you to filter results based on a number of criteria. |
Export table | Allows you to export the table in various formats, including CSV, XML, HTML, and PDF. |
Presets | Choose whether to see events from the selected node in the System Tree or from the selected node and all child modes. |
Purge | Removes all selected file integrity events older than a specified date. Selecting Purge Baseline Events removes file baselines. |
Select in all pages | Selects all file integrity events on all pages from the selected group in the System Tree. |
Systems tab
Option | Definition |
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Compare | If versioning is enabled in the policy, this allows you to compare differences between the file and another version or the baseline. You can also compare the file with another selected file. |
Presets | Choose whether to see events from the selected node in the System Tree or from the selected node and all child modes. |
Purge | Removes all selected file integrity events older than a specified date. Selecting Purge Baseline Events removes file baselines. |
Reset Baseline | Creates a new baseline of monitored files on the selected systems and monitors file changes against the new baseline. |
File Integrity Monitor page
Use this page to manage file integrity monitoring. File integrity monitoring tests files for changes at specified times. Changes to monitored files generate events that appear in the File Integrity Events pane.
Events tab
Option | Definition |
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Accept | Accepts selected file integrity events.
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Compare | If versioning is enabled in the policy, this allows you to compare differences between the file and another version or the baseline. You can also compare the file with another selected file. |
Purge | Removes all selected file integrity events older than a specified date. Selecting Purge Baseline Events removes file baselines. |
Select all on this page | Selects all file integrity events from the selected group in the System Tree. |
Select in all pages | Selects all file integrity events on all pages from the selected group in the System Tree. |
Systems tab
Option | Definition |
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Accept | Accepts selected file integrity events.
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Compare | If versioning is enabled in the policy, this allows you to compare differences between the file and another version or the baseline. You can also compare the file with another selected file. |
Purge | Removes all selected file integrity events older than a specified date. Selecting Purge Baseline Events removes file baselines. |
Reset Baseline | Creates a new baseline of monitored files on the selected systems and monitors file changes against the new baseline. |
Select all on this page | Selects all systems from the selected group in the System Tree. |
Select in all pages | Selects all systems on all pages from the selected group in the System Tree. |
Host Inventory Results (Applications)
View the list of applications and its details collected through the host inventory scan for the selected system.
Option | Definition |
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Application Name | Displays the name of the application. |
Application Version | Displays the version of the application. |
Published By | Displays name of the organization that published the application. |
Installed On | Displays the date and time when the application was installed. |
Installed At | Displays the local installation location of application. |
Application Type | Displays the type of application. Types include Browser Extension, Application, Package Manager Application, and App Store Applications. |
Host Inventory (Network Interfaces)
View the list of network interfaces and their details collected through the host inventory scan for the selected system.
Option | Definition |
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Interface Name | Displays the name of the network interface. |
Interface Type | Displays the type of the network interface. |
Broadcast Address | Displays the broadcast address, if available. |
Netmask | Displays the masked address of the scanned system. |
Primary DNS Server | Displays the primary DNS server's IPv4 or IPv6 address. |
Secondary DNS Server | Displays the secondary DNS server's IPv4 or IPv6 address. |
Hardware Address | Displays the hardware address or MAC address of the scanned system. |
flags | Displays all flags set to the interface. |
DNS Suffix | Displays the DNS suffix, if available. |
DHCP Server | Displays the DHCP Server address. |
Default Gateway | Displays the default gateway address. |
Address Type | Displays the type of address assigned to network interface. |
UID | Displays the unique identifier for the network interface. |
Host Inventory Results (Operating Systems)
View the operating system details collected through the host inventory scan for the selected system.
Option | Definition |
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Operating System Name | Displays the name of the operating system. |
Family | Displays the family of the operating system. |
Version | Displays the version of the operating system. |
Edition | Displays the edition of the operating system. |
Architecture | Displays whether the operating system is of the 32-bit or a 64-bit architecture. |
Type | Displays whether the operating system is a Server or Client type. |
Build | Displays the build version of the operating system. |
Patch Major | Displays the number of major patches installed for the operating system. |
Patch Minor | Displays the number of minor patches installed for the operating system. |
Vendor | Displays the organization name that published the operating system. |
Host Inventory Results (Ports)
View the list of ports and its details collected through the host inventory scan for the selected system.
Option | Definition |
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Local Address | Displays the local IPv4 or IPv6 address of the system. |
Local Port | Displays the local port that a process is listening to. |
Protocol | Displays the type of protocol that the process is using the port for. |
Pid | Displays the process identifier number. |
Created At | Displays the date and time when a process establishes a connection through this port. |
Process Name | Displays the name of the process using the port. |
Host Inventory (Registered Extensions)
View the list of registered extensions and its details collected through the host inventory scan for the selected system.
Option | Definition |
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Extension | Displays the file extension. |
Executable | Displays the executable file name associated with the file extension. |
Installed Location | Displays the installation location of the executable file that is associated with the file extension. |
Version | Displays the version of the executable file. |
Publisher | Displays the publisher of the executable file. |
Digital Signature | Displays the digital signature verifier for the file extension. |
Host Inventory Results (Services)
View the list of services and its details collected through the host inventory scan for the selected system.
Option | Definition |
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Service Name | Displays the name of the service. |
Display Name | Displays the Display name of the service. |
Description | Displays a description about the service if provided by the service publisher. |
Service Type | Displays the type of the service. |
Start Type | Displays how the service is started. |
Current State | Displays the status of the service during the inventory scan. |
Host Inventory (System Information)
View the system information collected through the host inventory scan for the selected system.
Option | Definition |
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GUID | Displays the GUID of the selected system. |
BIOS | Displays the BIOS name of the selected system. |
FQDN | Displays the fully qualified domain name of the selected system. |
Serial Number | Displays the serial number of the selected system. |
BIOS Vendor | Displays the vendor name of BIOS name. |
BIOS Version | Displays the BIOS version. |
Release Date | Displays the BIOS release date. |
System Model | Displays the model and make of the selected system. |
System Manufacturer | Displays the manufacturer of the selected system. |
OVAL Results Export Error page
There are no OVAL results to export in the selected audit.
Preview File page
Use this page to preview file contents.
Properties page (New Audit)
Specify the properties of a new audit.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Audit data retention | Select to override global system settings for retaining findings and audit results.
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Audit Enabled | Select to enable the audit. Deselect to save the audit for future use. |
Audit Result Data Stream Retention | Select to override global system settings for retaining data stream results.
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Audit Result Detail Level | Select to override global system settings for Findings and OVAL information.
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Description | Type an optional description. |
Option | Definition |
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| system audit result detail level settings.
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Description | Type an optional description. |
Generate result data stream on target system | Select to override global system settings to generate the result data stream on the target system.
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Name | Type a descriptive audit name. |
Purge Archived Systems | Purge archived system audit data. |
Results must not be older than (audit frequency) | Specify an audit frequency. |
Use Foundstone to audit all systems | Run audits with Trellix Policy Auditor or McAfee Vulnerability Manager, even if the systems are managed. |
Violation limit | Type the number of findings violations to show. Type 0 to show all findings, but carefully consider that showing all violations could show many thousands of violations, slow down the system, and consume database space. |
Search Results page (systems to add to waiver)
Use this page to view the results of a search for systems to add to a waiver.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Add | Adds the selected systems to the waiver. |
Cancel | Cancels the process and returns to the Waiver Request page. |
Select all in this page | Selects all systems appearing on the current results page. |
Select all in all pages | Selects all systems appearing on all result pages. |
Search Results |
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Search Results page (systems to audit)
Use this page to view the results of a search for systems to add to an audit.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Add | Adds the selected systems to the audit. |
Cancel | Cancels the process and returns to the Select Systems page. |
Select all in this page | Selects all systems appearing on the current results page. |
Select all in all pages | Selects all systems appearing on all result pages. |
Search Results |
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Select Benchmarks page (New Audit Builder)
You can select the benchmarks that are included in a new audit.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Active Benchmarks pane | Lists all benchmarks selected by Label drop-down box. |
Add Benchmark | Adds selected benchmarks to Selected Benchmarks pane. |
Filter pane | Contains drop-down box to filter benchmarks by label. |
Label | Contains drop-down box to filter benchmarks by selected label. |
remove | Removes selected benchmark. |
Selected Benchmarks pane | Contains benchmarks that have been selected to be in audit. |
Selected Profile | Selects a benchmark profile to use in the audit. |
Select Systems page (New Audit Builder)
Include or exclude systems to be used in an audit. Note that you cannot exclude systems when using tag-based assignments.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Add Group | Opens Add Tree Group dialog box to add systems under selected node on System Tree. |
Add System | Opens Quick System Search dialog box to search for systems by full or partial system name, IP address, MAC address, or user name. |
Add Tag | Adds systems that match a specified tag. |
Comparison | Selects comparison operator on Criteria page. |
Criteria | Opens list of available properties. Use arrows to add or remove criteria. Use Comparison and Value to specify system properties. |
Include these | Displays systems included in audit. |
preview | Displays preview criteria result. |
remove | Removes systems from include or exclude list. |
System Tree and Tags | Selects systems by System Tree and System Tag. |
Value | Type or select property value on Criteria page. |
Select Two Files for Comparison
Use this page to compare selected file versions.
Service Level Agreement Settings page
Use this page to create, edit, and delete Service Level Agreements. When you create a Service Level Agreement, you create a relationship between Tag Names and Severity and specify the number of days that you have to remedy the problem.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Edit SLA | Edit an existing Service Level Agreement. |
Delete SLA | Delete an existing Service Level Agreement. |
New SLA | Create a new Service Level Agreement. |
Summary page (New Audit Builder)
After you create or edit an audit, view it's summary. If there are any issues, you can use the Back button to return to the page where you want to change settings.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Audit data retention | Shows the audit data retention settings specified on the Properties page of the New Audit Builder. |
Audit Enabled | Shows whether the audit is enabled as specified on the Properties page of the New Audit Builder. Audits that are not enabled do not run. |
Benchmarks | Displays the benchmarks included in the audit. |
Description | Displays the description of the audit. |
Frequency | Results must be no older than the specified frequency. |
Name | Displays the name of the audit. |
Systems | Displays systems, groups, or tags included and excluded in the audit. |
Violation Limit | The maximum number of violations that will be shown in reports. If the Violation Limit is 0, all violations will be shown. |
Waiver Request page
Create a new waiver from this page.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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Add Group | Add a System Tree group and any subgroups to a waiver. |
Add Systems | Add one or more systems to a waiver. |
Remove Groups | Removes the selected groups from a waiver. |
Remove Systems | Removes the selected systems from a waiver. |
Benchmark | Name of benchmark. Disabled for exemption waivers. |
Close | Close page without saving changes. |
Delete Waiver | Deletes a waiver that has a status of Upcoming. |
Expire Waiver | Expires (cancels) a waiver that has a status of in-effect. |
Expires | The expiration date is when the waiver is no longer in effect. The date is not inclusive. |
Grant Waiver | Grant waiver (only appears for those who have waiver granter permissions). |
Granted By | User who granted waiver. |
Notes | Description and reason for waiver. |
Remove | Moves one or more selected rules from the Selected box to the Available box. |
Request Waiver | Request waiver (not needed for those who have waiver granter permissions). |
Rule | Name of rule. Disabled for exemption waivers. |
Select | Moves one or more selected rules from the Available box to the Selected box. |
Start Date | Start date of waiver. This is the date when waivers take effect. |
Status | Waiver status. |
System | System to which waiver applies. |
Waiver Name | Name of waiver. |
Waiver Type | Type of waiver. Choices are:
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Waivers page
Create, edit, grant, and view waivers from this page.
Option definitions
Option | Definition |
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As of | Select a date from the drop-down calendar to view the status of waivers as of the selected date. |
Filter | Filter by selected System Tree group only or by selected System Tree group and its subgroups, if any. |
New Waiver | Create a new waiver. Depending upon the permissions you have, you can request a waiver or request and grant a waiver at the same time. |
Status | Filter waivers by status. Choices are:
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System Tree | Filter waivers by groups in the System Tree. |
Today | Show waiver status as of today. |