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title: "How to Use Scans Settings - Overview"
url: "https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/manage-scan-settings"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-07-20T22:36:27.445Z"
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# How to Use Scans Settings - Overview

This topic describes the various options under the Scan section of the "Scans Settings" page in Spirion Sensitive Data Platform.

## Overview

**Scans Settings** is where you manage your settings for:

-   [**Scan Settings**](https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/how-to-use-scans-settings-scan-section)
-   [**Agent Settings**](https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/manage-agents-settings)
-   [**Remediation Settings**](https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/manage-remediation-settings)
-   [**Notifications and Custom Notifications**](https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/manage-notifications-settings)
-   [**Data Retention**](https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/manage-data-retention-settings)
-   [**Global Ignore Lists**](https://dm0bkdes5q7a2ls.productfruits.help/en/article/global-ignore-lists)  
    **Note**: Changes to **Scans Settings** take effect the moment data is entered into any field.  
    If you wish to retain a copy of the original settings when making updates if you need to revert back to the previous settings.

## How to Access Scan Settings

To access the **Scan Settings** screen, use the following steps:

1.  From the left menu, click **Settings**.  
      
    ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/865de80b-dc54-4db0-bc18-2240a9543ebe)
2.  Click **Application Settings**.  
      
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3.  The "Scans Settings" page opens.  
      
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4.  To view sections in **Scans Settings**:
5.  1.  Click a down arrow to expand a section.  
          
        ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/70fe45b8-1c6e-4c3a-8460-a3306d65eca7)
    2.  Click an up arrow to collapse a section.

## How the Scans Settings Page Differs From Other Settings Pages

| Page | What it configures |
| --- | --- |
| **Scans Settings** (this page) | *How* the scanning/agent infrastructure behaves globally |
| **Agents > Policies** | Per-agent operational profiles (logging, polling, proxy) |
| **Scans > Scans (All Scans page)** | Individual scan definitions (what to scan, where, when) |
| **Settings > User Management > Users & Roles** | User management, roles, permissions |

**Bottom line:** Scans Settings is the **global configuration backbone** of Spirion Sensitive Data Platform — it sets the environmental constraints and **defaults** that every scan, every Agent, and every data lifecycle process operates within.

## How to Configure Scan Settings

To configure **Scan** **Settings** use the following steps:

1.  From the left-side navigation menu click Settings > Application Settings > Scans Settings.
2.  Click the down arrow to expand the **Scan** section.  
      
    ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/7b24b5fe-2b71-4e6a-9ef7-c734a47188c8)
3.  Fill in the settings below for the appropriate sections - note that only some of these settings apply to **Greyhound Agents** (v13.0 and later).

## Scan Section: Greyhound (v13+) Agent Settings

The sub-topics below describe the various scan settings. Before continuing note which settings apply to Greyhound Agents (version 13 and later) and which do not.

Use the table here as a reference.

### Summary of which settings apply to Greyhound Agents (v13+)

| Setting | Applies to Greyhound (v13.x)? | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Minimum load when using distributed scanning (MB)** | **No** | These are for the `job_queue` distribution model, which Greyhound Agents do not use. |
| **Maximum load when using distributed scanning (MB)** | **No** | These are for the `job_queue` distribution model, which Greyhound Agents do not use. |
| **Minimum number of items when using distributed scanning** | **No** | Same as above; Greyhound Agents process an assigned policy as a single unit of work. |
| **Maximum number of items when using distributed scanning** | **No** | Same as above; Greyhound Agents process an assigned policy as a single unit of work. |
| **Results Streaming Chunk Size** | **Yes** | Greyhound Agents also "batch" their findings before shipping them to the Ingress server to save bandwidth. |
| **Delayed Policy Confirm** | **Yes** | To prevent "thundering herd" issues, Greyhound Agents can delay their acknowledgment of a new policy. |
| **Apply multiple rows locations actions during import** | **Yes** | This is a **Console-side** setting. It affects how the server processes data, regardless of whether it came from a Windows, Mac, or Linux Agent. |

### Guidance for Mac/Linux Agents

If you are looking to "distribute" a scan across multiple Mac or Linux machines, the current best practice is to **segment the Targets via Policies**.

-   *Example:* Create one policy for "Linux Group A" to scan `/var/log` and another policy for "Linux Group B" to scan `/home`.

Because Greyhound Agents are designed for high-performance **local** scanning, they are optimized to handle their own file systems independently rather than acting as a distributed "worker bee" for a remote network share.