Manage finding severities

Configure the severities available to the findings logged on models to ensure that they reflect your organization’s tracking requirements.

Prerequisites

• You are logged in to ValidMind.
• You are a Customer Admin or assigned another role with sufficient permissions to perform the tasks in this guide.¹

¹ Manage permissions

Add finding severities

By default, ValidMind Platform provides three suggested finding severities — high, medium, and low.

To add additional severities:

1. In the left sidebar, click Settings.

2. Under Findings, select Finding Severities.

3. Click Add Finding Severity.

4. Enter a name and select a color for the severity.

5. Click Add Severity to create the severity.

   Once added, reorder the severities as required.

Edit finding severities

1. In the left sidebar, click Settings.

2. Under Findings, select Finding Severities.

3. Hover over the severity you would like to edit.

4. When the appears, click on it and select Edit Severity.

5. Make your changes to the name and color of the severity.

6. Click Update Severity to apply your edits.

Reorder finding severities

Finding severities range from most severe at the top to least severe at the bottom.

To reorder severities:

1. In the left sidebar, click Settings.

2. Under Findings, select Finding Severities.

3. Click and hold to drag a severity up or down.

4. Click Save to apply the order.

Remove finding severities

ImportantRemoval of finding severities is permanent.

Severities can only be deleted if they are not in use by any findings.

1. In the left sidebar, click Settings.

2. Under Findings, select Finding Severities.

3. Hover over the severity you would like to delete.

4. When the appears, click on it and select Delete Severity.

5. After you confirm, the severity will be removed from the list.