View and filter model findings

Access a complete list of filterable findings logged across all your models in the ValidMind Platform, or look at only findings linked to a specific model.

Prerequisites

• You are logged in to ValidMind.
• There are models registered in the model inventory.¹
• There are findings logged on any model.²
• You are a Validator or assigned another role with sufficient permissions to perform the tasks in this guide.³

¹ Register models in the inventory

² Add and manage model findings

³ Manage permissions

View model findings

You can review findings for all models at once, or only look at findings linked to a specific model.

All model findings

To view findings for all models:

1. In the left sidebar, click Findings.

2. Select a finding type⁴ to view from the tabs:

   • Validation Issue
   • Policy Exception
   • Model Limitation

   In the page that opens is a list of all model findings for that type.

   Filter this list to include only findings you want to see,⁵ or toggle visibilty for column headers.⁶

   ⁶ Customize model findings layouts

   ⁵ Filter and sort model findings

3. Click on any model finding for more information, including the proposed remediation plan and any supporting attachments.⁷

   Attachments are listed with the following information:

   • Filename
   • Icon representing file type
   • Date uploaded
   • The user who uploaded the file
   • File size
   • Notes

   Click on the attachment to view or download the file.

⁴ Manage finding types

⁷ Manage supporting documentation

Model-specific findings

To view findings linked to a specific model:

1. In the left sidebar, click Inventory.

2. Select a model or find your model by applying a filter or searching for it.⁸

3. In the left sidebar that appears for your model, click Model Findings.

4. Select a finding type⁹ to view from the tabs:

   • Validation Issue
   • Policy Exception
   • Model Limitation

   In the page that opens is a list of all model findings for that type.

5. Click on any model finding for more information, including the proposed remediation plan and any supporting attachments.¹⁰

   Attachments are listed with the following information:

   • Filename
   • Icon representing file type
   • Date uploaded
   • The user who uploaded the file
   • File size
   • Notes

   Click on the attachment to view or download the file.

⁸ Working with the model inventory

⁹ Manage finding types

¹⁰ Manage supporting documentation

Filter and sort model findings

Changes are automatically saved to your account and do not affect other users.

• By default, findings for all models are listed by creation date in descending order.
• To sort findings by a column in ascending () or descending () order, click on the column header.

To narrow down the findings, you can apply some filters:

1. In the left sidebar, click Findings for the list of all model findings.

2. Select a finding type¹¹ to view from the tabs:

   • Validation Issue
   • Policy Exception
   • Model Limitation

3. Click Filter.

4. On the Select Your Filters dialog that opens, enter your filtering criteria.¹²

   For example, to filter by open findings for the Customer Churn Model assigned to Jane Doe:

   • status — Open
   • model inventory — Customer Churn Model
   • assigned to — Jane Doe

5. Click Apply Filters.

¹¹ Manage finding types

¹² 
• status
• model inventory
• risk area
• business units
• severity
• assigned to

Filters can be removed by clicking on the next to them on the main Findings page where the results are displayed.