Findings

A finding is a reference to a record that has violated a rule from a check on the instance. You can find the source record and the number of times the record triggered rules of a given check.

Each finding is specific to a result and each result is specific to a scan that has been executed.

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When you run a scan, you definitely get a result of the scan but might not get any findings. There might be no findings encountered during the execution of the checks.

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If a record is inactive, the checks don't generate any findings for that record.

The Scan Finding gives information about the check that has been violated by a record. The Source Table and Source fields point to the record that has violated a rule from a check during the execution. You can find more information about the record by clicking the information icon. The Count field shows the number of times the record has violated the check rules. The finding also shows the version of the check that generated the finding. The Product Family field shows you the product family for each check. The Task field helps you to assign a task to an individual or a group. See Creating scan tasks for more information. If you want to avoid a finding from being generated from any future scans, use the Mute Rule.

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If you use the Mute Rule, you must also select a reason for muting the finding.

• Mute a finding
  Mute a finding on the Scan Finding form to avoid the finding from being reported in the later scan results.
• Creating scan tasks
  Create a scan task to facilitate task assignments from the finding of a record.