Enterprise Recon 2.3.1

Target Details

This section covers the following:

Overview

The Target Details page provides users a one-stop view of a Target, allowing users to easily review match results, remediate confirmed matches, and export scan reports within a single interface.
Target Details page.

Navigation

Users can access the Target Details page by clicking on a Target or Target location in the Targets page.

Users can navigate to the following pages from the Target Details page:

Components

The following table is a list of components found in the Target Details page:
Components in the Investigate page.

Component Description
Results Grid

Displays all match locations for the selected Target or Target location. Each result row corresponds to a single file or object.

Clicking on the arrow to the left of the location expands to show all match objects within the location. Match results should then be reviewed and remediated where necessary.

Sort Locations Display match results within a Target by the selected sort order (e.g. Location, Owner, Types, Status). See Sort Locations for more information.
Filter Panel Display match locations that contain selected data types, or locations that match the Advanced Filters criteria. See Filter Panel for more information.
Match Inspector Displays detailed information for a match location. See Match Inspector for more information.
Remediate Perform remedial actions on selected Targets and match locations. See Remediation for more information.
This feature is only available to users with Remediate or Global Admin permissions.
Stop Remediation Stop any ongoing or pending remediation process for the Target. See Remediation for more information.
This feature is only available to users with Remediate or Global Admin permissions.
Trash Remove scan results for specific data types from a Target or location. See Trash for more information.
Inaccessible Locations Click to view a list of Inaccessible Locations for the Target.
Scan History Click to view Scan History page for the Target.
Operation Log Click to view Operation Log for the Target.
Target Report Click to download the isolated or consolidated Target Report.

Filter Panel

Select one or more filters in the Filter panel to show specific match locations in the results grid.

Filters Description
Data Types Only show match locations that contain the selected data types.
Advanced Filters Only show match locations that fulfil the conditions defined in the selected Advanced Filters.

Sort Locations

Match locations within a Target can be sorted in the results grid using the ˄ and ˅ arrow at each column header.

Column Headers Toggle Function
  • Location
  • Owner
  • Status
  • ˄ sorts locations alphabetically from A to Z
  • ˅ sorts locations alphabetically from Z to A
  • Type
  • ˄ sorts locations from the highest to lowest match count, with focus on the match severity
  • ˅ sorts locations from the lowest to highest match count, with focus on the match severity

Match Inspector

The Match Inspector window allows you to review the list of matches for a specific match location and evaluate the remediation options.

  1. Go to the Target Details page.
  2. Click on the arrow to the left of the Target name to expand and show all match locations within a Target.
  3. (Optional) Sort the list of match locations by:
    • Location - Full path of the match location,
    • Owner - User with Owner permissions,
    • Status - Remediationstatus(es) for the match location, or
    • Matches - Match count and match severity (e.g. prohibited, match, test).
  4. Click on the match location to bring up the Match Inspector.

    Match Inspector window.

    Component Description
    Data type matches Displays the list of matches detected in the match location, sorted by data type.
    Match details Displays samples and contextual data for the match. Click on View all info to see the metadata and a breakdown of data type matches for the match location.
    Match sample encoding Select the encoding format to use for displaying contextual data for the match.
    Encoding options: Plain text (ASCII), EBCDIC (used in IBM mainframes), Hexadecimal.
    Contextual data

    Contextual data is the data surrounding the matches found in a match location. Reviewing contextual data may be helpful in determining if the match itself is genuine, since matches are always masked dynamically when presented on the Web Console.

    To display contextual data around matches, make sure this option is selected when you schedule a scan.

    Scanning EBCDIC-based systems can be enabled in Data Type Profiles.

See Remediation for more information.

Trash

You can use the Trash function to remove scan results for selected data types in the Target.

Using the Trash button to remove scan results does not delete the actual match data on the Target. If no remedial action was taken, the scan results that were trashed would be detected as match locations if a scan is executed again on the Target.

To delete scan results:

  1. In the Target Details page, click the Filter button Use the Filter to display locations or trash results for selected data types..
  2. Select one or more data type filters in the Filter panel to display only match locations that contain the selected data type(s).
  3. Click the Trash button Trash button to remove scan results for selected match locations or data types. to remove scan results for the selected data type(s).
  4. Enter a name in the Confirm Removal of Data Type field.
  5. Click Confirm.

Inaccessible Locations

When ER2 encounters any error when accessing files, folders and drives on a Target during a scan, they are logged as Inaccessible Locations. The log of inaccessible locations should be reviewed to ensure there are no issues in the scan setup, such as scanning a Target using credentials with insufficient permissions.

  1. Log into the ER2 Web Console.
  2. Go to the Targets page and click on a Target.
  3. In the Target Details page, click the Inaccessible Locations button Inaccessible Locations button to view a list of inaccessible locations on a Target. to view the list of inaccessible locations for the Target.

You can also view the list of inaccessible locations from the Targets page.

Permissions

Resource permissions that are assigned to a user grants access to specific components in the Target Details page.

Components Resource Permissions
Navigation
  • Menu > Targets > Target > Target Details
Target / Target Group: Report or Remediate
Results Grid
  • View location in results grid
Target / Target Group: Report or Remediate
Match Inspector
  • View match samples and details
Target / Target Group: Report or Remediate
Remediate
  • Remediate button
Target / Target Group: Remediate
  • Mark location for compliance report
Target / Target Group: Remediate - Mark Location for Report
  • Act directly on selected locations
Target / Target Group: Remediate - Act Directly on Location
  • Trash match results
N/A [1]
  • Download scan reports
Target / Target Group: Report - Detailed Reporting or Remediate

[1] This feature is only available to users with Global Admin permissions.

For more information about resource permissions in ER2, see Resource Permissions.