Create a Response Task

task australia Updated Nov 6, 2026 1 min read create_response_task.md

Create response tasks to track separate actions to be performed to respond to the security issue.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_si.analyst

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Security Incident Response Workspace.
Select Create Response Task from the UI actions.

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Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate.

Field	Description
Short description	A description of the Security Incident Response task.
Description	A description for the selected task.
Number	Unique number that is automatically generated for a security incident.
Parent	The number of the related security incident.
Priority	The priority used to determine when this task is performed.
State	The current state of the security response task. By default, the initial state is Draft.
Assignment group	The assignment group from which the assigned worker is selected.
Assigned to	The individual assigned to perform the task.
Skills	The skill required to perform this task. Search from the lookup and select the skill required.
Affected Items	The affected items by the security issue.
Configuration Item	The configuration item affected by the security issue.
Affected User	The person affected by the security issue.

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Select Save.

The new Response Task (SIT) gets created.

Parent Topic:Security Incident Response Tasks

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---
title: Create a Response Task
description: Create response tasks to track separate actions to be performed to respond to the security issue.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/security-incident-response/create\_response\_task.html
release: australia
product: Security Incident Response
classification: security-incident-response
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-11-06"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Security Incident Response Tasks, Working with Security Incident Records, Use, Security Incident Response Workspace, Security Incident Response, Enterprise security case management applications, Security Operations]
---

# Create a Response Task

Create response tasks to track separate actions to be performed to respond to the security issue.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_si.analyst

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Security Incident Response Workspace**.

2.  Select **Create Response Task** from the UI actions.

    \[Omitted image "new-response-task.png"\] Alt text: Creating a response task

3.  Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate.

<table id="table_vks_thr_ns"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Short description

</td><td>

A description of the Security Incident Response task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

A description for the selected task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Number

</td><td>

Unique number that is automatically generated for a security incident.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Parent

</td><td>

The number of the related security incident.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Priority

</td><td>

The priority used to determine when this task is performed.

</td></tr><tr><td>

State

</td><td>

The current state of the security response task. By default, the initial state is **Draft**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assignment group

</td><td>

The assignment group from which the assigned worker is selected.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assigned to

</td><td>

The individual assigned to perform the task.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Skills

</td><td>

The skill required to perform this task. Search from the lookup and select the skill required.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Affected Items

</td><td>

The affected items by the security issue.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Configuration Item

</td><td>

The configuration item affected by the security issue.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Affected User

</td><td>

The person affected by the security issue.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>    \[Omitted image "new-response-task-1.png"\] Alt text: New response task

4.  Select **Save**.

    The new Response Task \(SIT\) gets created.


**Parent Topic:**[Security Incident Response Tasks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/security-incident-response/security-incident-response-tasks.md)