Automatic closing of test results

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title: Automatic closing of test results
description: You can automatically close test results \(TRs\) associated with retired configuration items \(CIs\).
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product: Configuration Compliance
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Automatic closing of test results

You can automatically close test results \(TRs\) associated with retired configuration items \(CIs\).

To configure the auto-close option, navigate to the system property **sn\_vulc.auto\_close\_test\_results\_linked\_to\_retired\_CIs** and set it to true. To automatically close TRs related to retired CIs, see [Automatically close test results related to retired CIs](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/configuration-compliance/cc-auto-close-vis.md).

For information on working with retired configuration items, see [Working with retired configuration items in Configuration Compliance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/configuration-compliance/cc-working-with-retired-CIs.md).

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

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