Configuring a report resource as the default view

Set default views for report resources to reduce steps that are needed to access reports when you are loading resources.

About this task

Use the Set as default option to configure a specific report as the default view when you are loading any report. The option reduces the steps that are needed to access reports when you are loading resources, including the following resources.

  • Overview
  • Detailed report views
  • Grid report views for checklists, vulnerabilities, exceptions, computers, and computer groups
Users can set the default view based on their credentials:
  • Standard users can configure reports to have private or default view settings.
  • Administrators can configure reports to have private, default, or global default view settings.

You can set a report to have the following settings:

Private
This option makes the report private.
Set as default
This option saves the report as the default view for the user of that specific report page.
Set as global default
This option saves the report as the global view for all users of that specific report who do not have it set as their default report page.

Only administrators can save reports to have a global default view. However, when a standard user already set a report as the default, the administrator cannot overwrite that default report view.

Procedure

  1. Go to Reports > Saved Reports and select the report that is to be saved as the default report view.


  2. From the Edit Report panel, configure the report to be viewed with any of the following options.
    • Private
    • Set as default
    • Set as global default

    Set the saved report to be the default or global default view.
  3. Click Create.

    The saved report is now set as the default and global default report.