About Target Selection Options

The target set contains a set of conditions used by assessments to match content to entities. The following options are available on the target matching page:

  • Filter conditions: Options for building operands.
  • Entity object: Displays a list of entity types, entity (any type), Computer System (computer), and Account.
  • Field path: Displays a list of available attributes for the type of entity object that you selected. The format is typically tab_name.field_nam where tab is the name of the tab on the entities detail page.
  • Comparison Op (operator): Displays a list of logical operators that you can select to build a filter condition. See About Comparison Operators.
  • Value: The string, number, or selection that you want to match.

About Comparison Operators

The following table describes the operators that you can use to match entity fields that contain any data type:

 Operators Description
==Entity field exactly matches the value.
!=Matches any entity field that does not exactly match the value.
containsEntity field contains the exact phrase that you entered, for example: 'al' matches alright and minimal,but not . 
not-containsEntity field does NOT contain the exact phrase that you entered. For example: 'al' matches ,but not alright and minimal.
starts withEntity field begins with the exact phrase that you entered. For example: 'al' matches alright, but not minimal.
ends withEntity field ends with the exact phrase that you entered, For example: 'al' matches minimal, but not alright and minimal.
is-nullMatches entity field which has no value.
not nullMatches entity field which has any value that you entered.

The following table describes the operators that you can use to match entity fields that contain timestamps, integers, and short/long numbers:

 Operators Description
Greater than (>)Entity field is higher than the number that you entered.
Greater than or equal (>=)Entity field is the same or higher than the number that you entered.
Less than (<)Entity field is lower than the number that you entered.
Less than or equal (<=)Entity field is the same or lower than the number that you entered.

About Conjunctions

Join operands to create truth table as follows:

 Conjunction Description
ANDReturns true if all conditions are true, and false if any condition is false.
ORReturns true if any condition is true, and false if all conditions are false.

RiskVision does not support mixing conjunction types in the same table.