Update the state of the operational vulnerability

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated June 1, 2026
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  • Update the state of the Operational vulnerability record to the Assessment or Treatment state. At this stage, the vulnerability is being evaluated to determine the best course of action and create an action task accordingly.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_oper_res.manager

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Workspaces > Operational Resilience Workspace > All Operational Vulnerabilities.
    2. Open the vulnerability record from the list.

      The Operational vulnerability record is in the New state.

      New state.
    3. Select Update state UI action.
      The New state can be transitioned to the following states as shown in the example:
      • Assessment
      • Treatment
      • Pending approval
      • Approved
      • Closed
      • Canceled
      State transition for New state.

      For more information on the state transition model, see Set up the State model and Action task model.

    4. Update the state of the vulnerability record.
      StepDescription
      Select Update state UI action, select Assessment, add comments in Additional comments, and select Submit. This action updates the state of the vulnerability record to the Assessment state.
      Select Update state UI action, select Treatment, add comments in Additional comments, and select Submit. This action updates the state of the vulnerability record to the Treatment state.

      The Update state window is shown in the example.

      Assessment.

      When the state is updated to Assessment, the state of the Operational vulnerability record is updated to the Assessment in progress state as shown in the example.

      Assessment in progress.

    What to do next

    When the vulnerability record is in the Assessment state, the task owner creates an assessment-type action task. For more information, see Manage an assessment-type action task.

    When the vulnerability record is in the Treatment state, the task owner creates an investigation-type action task. For more information, see Manage an investigation-type action task.