CI changes for discovered items for Configuration Compliance

concept australia Updated Nov 6, 2026 1 min read reapply-discovered-items-ci-changes-cc.md

The default value of the property sn_sec_cmn.update_on_ci_change is true. So, when the configuration item (CI) for a discovered item is updated, the test results are updated as well.

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

The external ID for the test result is updated and the risk score, assignment rules, remediation task rules, remediation target rule are reevaluated. If a test result exists with the same test and CI, the test results are updated with the existing test result and the current test result is closed with the substate invalidCI. Work notes are added accordingly.

If you do not want to update the CI for the existing test result, set the property to false. In this case, if a CI changes, a new test result is created and the existing one is closed as an invalidCI.

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title: CI changes for discovered items for Configuration Compliance
description: The default value of the property sn\_sec\_cmn.update\_on\_ci\_change is true. So, when the configuration item \(CI\) for a discovered item is updated, the test results are updated as well.
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breadcrumb: [Discovered Items for Configuration Compliance, Configuration Compliance imported data, Explore, Configuration Compliance, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
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# CI changes for discovered items for Configuration Compliance

The default value of the property `sn_sec_cmn.update_on_ci_change` is `true`. So, when the configuration item \(CI\) for a discovered item is updated, the test results are updated as well.

**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|

The external ID for the test result is updated and the risk score, assignment rules, remediation task rules, remediation target rule are reevaluated. If a test result exists with the same test and CI, the test results are updated with the existing test result and the current test result is closed with the substate `invalidCI`. Work notes are added accordingly.

If you do not want to update the CI for the existing test result, set the property to false. In this case, if a CI changes, a new test result is created and the existing one is closed as an `invalidCI`.