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New Investigation Page

The New Investigation page within the Investigations interface enables you to run queries on available data with desired filters for a specific timeframe.

Click Investigate in the application header bar to open the Investigations interface. The interface opens to the New Investigation page by default. You can also click New Investigation in the navigation pane to open the New Investigation page.

New Investigation window

To generate a new investigation report, configure the filters as desired and set the timeframe. See the Filters Section topic for additional information.

Then click Run Query. The report data is displayed in the sections below the Filters section. See the Investigation Reports topic for additional information.

NOTE: If you run a query without applying filters, the report sections display all activity by all users for the designated timeframe, which is set by default to Last Hour.

The report generated by a New Investigation can be exported. The Schedule Export option is not available from the New Investigation page. See the Export Report topic for additional information.

The Save option allows you to save your configured filters to run the investigation again later.

Save an Investigation

To retain filter configuration after running a query and confirming the desired report data is displayed, follow the steps to save an investigation.

NOTE: This option is available only to users with the Administrator or the Response Managers roles.

Step 1 – On the New Investigation page, click Save in the upper right corner. The Save Investigation window opens.

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Step 2 – Enter a unique, descriptive name for this investigation in the Name field.

Step 3 – Enter a report description in the Description field.

Step 4 – From the Folder drop-down menu, select the location where the investigation will be saved. The My Investigations folder is the default for custom investigations.

Step 5 – Select a user role from the Owner drop-down menu. All users assigned this role would own this investigation and they will be able to modify the report.

Step 6 – In the Access box, type to search the user role you want to give access of this investigation. A list of user roles matching the search string is displayed. Select a single or multiple user roles. All users belonging to the selected role(s) can view the report.

Step 7 – Click Save. The Save Investigation window closes.

The investigation is saved to the selected folder, and the folder expands in the navigation pane to display the saved item. Users can open this folder from the navigation pane to access the investigation. They can run the investigation, schedule exports, or add subscriptions.

See the Investigation Options topic for additional information.