Examples of recalculating a remediation target date
The following examples show how the system recalculates the remediation target date based on different rule selections and risk rating changes.
Note:
By default, SLAs define the remediation window for each risk level:
- Low risk: 30 days
- Medium risk: 15 days
- High risk: 10 days
| Target from (date) | Field change time | Initial risk (Target (days)) → New risk (Target (days)) | Existing RT date | Recalculated RT date | What happens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default calculation | |||||
| Feb 1 | Feb 10 | Medium (15 days) → High (10 days) | Feb 16 (retained) | Feb 20 | The recalculated RT date isn’t applied. The system keeps the original RT date: Target from (date) + Target (days) → Feb 1 + 15 = Feb 16. |
| Recalculate from risk change date | |||||
| Feb 1 | Feb 10 | Medium (15 days) → High (10 days) | Feb 16 | Feb 20 (applied) | Uses the recalculation formula: Field change time + Target (days) → Feb 10 + 10 = Feb 20. |
| Recalculate from risk change date and always set to earliest target date | |||||
| Feb 1 | Feb 10 | Medium (15 days) → Low (30 days) | Feb 16 (applied) | Mar 12 | Compares the existing RT date (Feb 16) with the recalculated date (Feb 10 + 30 = Mar 12) and selects the earliest date → Feb 16. |
| Recalculate from risk change date and set to earliest target date only when risk rating increases | |||||
| Feb 1 | Feb 10 | Low (30 days) → High (10 days) | Mar 3 | Feb 20 (applied) | Because the risk increased, the system compares the existing RT date (Mar 3) with the recalculated date (Feb 20) and applies the earlier date → Feb 20. |
| Feb 1 | Feb 10 | High (10 days) → Low (30 days) | Feb 11 | Mar 12 (applied) | Because the risk decreased, no comparison is performed. The system sets RT date to: Field change time + Target (days) → Feb 10 + 30 = Mar 12. |