Manually create a Configuration Compliance remediation task

You can manually create a remediation task from the Remediation Tasks module and perform remediation.

Important:

You can create remediation tasks in the:

• Vulnerability Manager Workspace as a user with the sn_vulc.admin role.
• IT Remediation Workspace as a user with sn_vulc.remediation_owner role.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_vulc.admin

About this task

Using remediation task rules automatically populates the Test Results tab. Manual creation is useful for a group that doesn't need a rule or to be repeated.

Note:

Starting with v14.9 of Configuration Compliance, the following terms have been renamed:

Table 1. Changes in terminology

Terminology prior to v14.9	Terminology v14.9 onwards
Test Result Group	Remediation Task
Group Rules	Remediation Task Rules
Policy	Test group

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Configuration Compliance > Remediation Tasks.
2. In the navigation panel, click on My Open Tasks or All Open Tasks to view the list.
3. Click New.

   Figure 1. Remediation task form

   

4. Fill in the fields on the Remediation Task form, as appropriate.

   Table 2. Remediation Task form

   Field	Description
   Number	Auto-assigned ID in the system.
   Risk score	Auto-populated by risk score calculator. This is a rollup risk score. This risk score is weighted, with 85% of the score from the max risk score across all Test Results not 'Closed' (Open, Under Investigation, Awaiting Implementation, Deferred, Resolved), and 15% of the score from the number of test results that are not 'Closed'.
   Risk rating	Auto-populated by risk score calculator. Based on a range of risk scores on a 1-5 numeric scale that rates overall risk based on a range of risk scores as 1 - Critical to 5 - None. This field replaces the Priority field in previous versions.
   State	Initially Open, is the remediation state of the group. For more information, see Configuration Compliance states.
   Assignment group	Assign the remediation task to a remediation group.
   Assigned to	Assign personnel to remediate the remediation task.
   Created	Date you created this group.
   Updated	Date you updated this group.
   Short Description	Name of the remediation task.
   Description	Description of this remediation task.
   Test	Select a Configuration Test for this Remediation Task.
   Related tabs
   Group Configuration	Grouping Methods to use: Manual (default): Filter or Group Rule: Table: preselected as Test Result [sn_vulc_result] Test result condition: Choose the filters to use. Note: The records match condition link above the filter conditions displays the test result records you have chosen in a new window. Click Preview to see how many results your filter criteria returns before you save the new group. The Test Results related list must be created manually by clicking the Edit button in the Test Results related tab.
   Notes	Work notes related to this remediation task.

5. Right click in the header to Save or click Submit to save and return to the list of remediation tasks.
   Displays the Test Results and Change Request related lists.