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title: "Global Explore"
slug: "global-explore"
updated: 2026-08-31T15:37:21Z
published: 2026-08-31T15:37:21Z
canonical: "help.nucleussec.com/global-explore"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.nucleussec.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Global Explore

## Overview

Global Explore lets you query data across the Nucleus projects you are permitted to access. Use it to investigate organization-wide exposure, compare projects, create cross-project result sets, and export data with its project context included.

For more advanced queries limited to one selected project, use the [All Findings Page](https://help.nucleussec.com/docs/explore-interface).

To access the Global Explore, from the Global Console, select **Explore** from the main navigation.

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## Global and project-level scope

| Page | Scope | Best used for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Global Explore** | All projects you are permitted to access | Cross-project analysis, comparisons, portfolio reporting, and exports that include project context |
| **All Findings** | The currently selected project | Project investigation, saved searches, exports, and project-level actions on findings |

Global Explore applies your existing project permissions. Results only include data from projects you can access.

## Query across projects

Global Explore includes project information in the queryable datasets. Two fields are especially useful:

| Field | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| `project_id` | The numeric identifier for the Nucleus project. Use it when project names may be duplicated or when another workflow references project IDs. |
| `project_name` | The display name of the Nucleus project. Use it to identify, filter, and sort results in a readable format. |

Add one or both fields to the selected columns so each result can be traced to its project.

## NQL mode

NQL mode provides direct control over the dataset, fields, filters, calculations, aliases, and sort order.

### Find exploited vulnerabilities across all accessible projects

```plaintext
SELECT project_name, project_id, finding_name, asset_name, severity,
       nucleus_threat_rating, nucleus_exploited
FROM findings
WHERE nucleus_exploited = "Yes"
ORDER BY nucleus_threat_rating DESC, project_name ASC
```

Example:

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### Limit a query to selected project IDs

```plaintext
SELECT project_name, project_id, finding_name, asset_name, severity, due_date
FROM findings
WHERE project_id IN (101, 102, 103)
ORDER BY project_name ASC, severity DESC, due_date ASC
```

Replace the example project IDs with IDs from your Nucleus environment.

### Limit a query to selected project names

```plaintext
SELECT project_name, finding_name, asset_name, severity, finding_status
FROM findings
WHERE project_name CONTAINS "Production"
ORDER BY project_name ASC, severity DESC
```

Project IDs are the safer filter when projects may share the same name.

### Find high-risk assets across projects

```plaintext
SELECT project_name, project_id, asset_name, asset_type, asset_source,
       asset_risk_score, business_criticality
FROM assets
WHERE is_active = "Yes"
ORDER BY asset_risk_score DESC, project_name ASC
```

See [Nucleus Query Language](https://help.nucleussec.com/docs/nucleus-query-language-nql) for syntax and [Available Datasets](https://help.nucleussec.com/docs/available-datasets-nql) for supported fields.

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## Permissions and result scope

- Global Explore returns data only from projects you can access.
- Dataset-specific permissions still apply.
- Changes to project access may change the results of a saved query.
- A query that returns no data may be valid if no accessible project contains a matching record.

## Related documentation

- **Explore overview**
- [All Findings Page](https://help.nucleussec.com/docs/explore-interface)
- [Nucleus Query Language](https://help.nucleussec.com/docs/nucleus-query-language-nql)
- [Available Datasets](https://help.nucleussec.com/docs/available-datasets-nql)
- [NQL Query Library](https://help.nucleussec.com/docs/nql-library)