Anatomy of the Results View

The results view is a reporting table, similar to a spreadsheet, that is on the left side of Identity Finder.  It has a header across the top that contains the following column headers:

 

Column Header

Description

Checkbox (Selected)

Allows you to select multiple results and perform an action of your choice using the ribbon or right-click menu.  To select or deselect all locations, you may left click on this column header.

Icon (Location Type)

System generated icon to represent the location type.  You may hover the mouse cursor over the icon to see a detailed description of the location type.

Location

Shows the full path to where on your computer the result resides.

+/- Tree (Group)

Expandable and collapsible tree icon for results that contain multiple unique identity matches.  You may click on the +/- to show or hide the unique identity matches for a location.

Icon (Identity Type)

Identity Finder generated icon that represents the identity match type.  You may hover the mouse cursor over the icon to see a detailed description of the identity match type.

Identity Match

The actual identity match found by Identity Finder.  Your actual identity, such as credit card number, will be displayed here. (Note: Passwords may be hidden or masked)

# (Number of Instances of the Match)

For a parent row this shows the total number of identity matches in the location.  For child rows, this shows the quantity of that exact identity match found.

 

 

You may choose which column headers you want to see in the results pane.  Right-click on the column header and choose Columns.  Each column header available to you is shown in the submenu.  Put a check (by left-clicking) next to each column header you want displayed.

 

 

You may sort your results by clicking on specific column headers.  You can have a primary, secondary, tertiary (and beyond) sort order by first left-clicking on a specific column header, then while holding SHIFT, left-clicking again on a second column header (or third or fourth, etc.).  You may also use the right mouse button context menu and to right-click on the header for the column you want to sort and choose Sort then choose to Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.  Right-clicking on additional headers will allow you to edit the existing sort options or enable sorting by secondary, tertiary, etc.

 

 

Note:  Clicking the Checkbox column header will select or deselect all of your results. It will not sort.  To sort this column, you must right-click on the column header and then select your sort preferences.