Creating filters in the Sources and Sinks view

Procedure

  1. Open or navigate to the Sources and Sinks view.
  2. The Sources and Sinks view contains three sections. The findings table section of the view displays the findings for the sources, sinks, and intermediate nodes that you have chosen to display in the other two sections. This is described in Sources and Sinks view.
  3. After you have set the findings table to display the findings that you are interested in, click Create a new filter based on the selected source, sink, and intermediate nodes.
  4. In the Create Filter dialog box:
    • Specify a name for the filter in the Name field.
    • Select Apply this filter immediately to have this filter applied to all findings tables in your assessment. Selecting this check box is equivalent to selecting a filter in the Filter Editor view. It sets the current main filter, affecting all views (for example, the Vulnerability Matrix and Findings views).
      Note: Filters that are applied outside of the Vulnerability Matrix view may not affect the Vulnerability Matrix view. The Vulnerability Matrix view Show the counts of filtered findings toolbar button must be selected for the filter to be reflected in the Vulnerability Matrix view.
    • If the findings that have been filtered out are irrelevant to your current work, you can remove them from your assessment by selecting the Create an application filter that excludes these findings check box. Selecting this check box adds the new filter as an excluded filter in the application properties (in the Properties view for the application, select the Exclusions tab to see the list of excluded filters). For future scans of the application, findings that match the filter will be reported in the Excluded Findings view and not in the Findings view.
  5. Click OK to filter or exclude the findings.