VM Option Profile: Option Profile Title Settings

The Option Profile Title tab is where you make basic settings for the option profile like title and owner and whether the profile should be the default profile, or globally available.

Title

Give the option profile a title for easy identification. Users will need to choose an option profile when launching and scheduling scans and will select the option profile based on the title.

Owner

The user who creates a profile is set as the initial owner. Managers and Unit Managers can edit a profile in order to change the owner.

The possible assignees listed in the Owner menu depends on the global status of the profile, the role of the manager making the change, and the current owner's role and business unit.

Don't see a particular user in the Owner list? The user may not be a valid owner because of their role or business unit. See the links below to understand possible owners for global vs. non-global option profiles.

Global option profiles may be owned by Managers and Unit Managers.

User Taking Action	Current Owner	Possible New Owner
Manager	Manager in the Unassigned business unit	Manager in the Unassigned business unit
Manager	Unit Manager in a custom business unit	Manager in the Unassigned business unit - or - Unit Manager in the same business unit as the current owner
Unit Manager	Unit Manager in a custom business unit	Unit Manager in the same business unit as the current owner

Non-global option profiles may be owned by Managers, Unit Managers and Scanners.

User Taking Action	Current Owner	Possible New Owner
Manager	Manager or Scanner in the Unassigned business unit	Manager or Scanner in the Unassigned business unit
Manager	Unit Manager or Scanner in a custom business unit	Manager in the Unassigned business unit - or - Unit Manager or Scanner in the same business unit as the current owner
Unit Manager	Unit Manager or Scanner in a custom business unit	Unit Manager or Scanner in the same business unit as the current owner

Changing the Owner may lead to conflicts with Scheduled Tasks

It's important to note that changing the option profile owner may lead to conflicts with scheduled tasks. Conflicts occur when an option profile is no longer available to the owner of a scheduled scan or map that uses the profile. When you save the option profile with the new owner you'll get a report listing the schedules that have conflicts so that you can go and edit them. If a schedule is left without a valid profile then it will be deactivated before the next scheduled run time and the task owner will be notified.

Tip: If you're changing the owner to a Manager or Unit Manager, then you may consider making the option profile global before making the change. This way you can avoid conflicts and allow users to continue using the profile.

Set this as the default option profile when launching maps and scans

This option is available only when a Manager user is editing a VM option profile. This option is not applicable to PC or PCI option profiles.

It's best practice to apply the same set of options across scan tasks to ensure compliance with corporate security policies and accurate trend reporting. A default option profile is defined for this reason. The service provides an initial default option profile called "Initial Options" which may be customized and renamed.

Any Manager user can select a new profile as the default by checking the option "Set this as the default option profile when launching maps and scans". When selected, the profile becomes the default for all scans and maps, and is made Global. There can only be one default profile for the subscription.

Make this a globally available option profile

Global profiles created by Managers are made available to all users in the subscription. Global profiles created by Unit Managers are made available to all users in their business unit. If a user has permission to create option profiles, then the user also has permission to save personal copies of global profiles published by their Managers in order to use them as a base-line for new option profiles.

Make this option profile available to all offline scanners

This option is visible only when the Offline Scanner feature is enabled for your subscription.

When selected, this option profile will be downloaded to your offline scanners during the next sync. Please refer to the Offline Scanner Appliance User Guide to learn more about offline scanners and how they can be used to scan for vulnerabilities in air gap networks that do not have Internet access.