Update the state of records in bulk in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 2 min read vmws-bulk-edit-update-state.md

Update the state of multiple records (VITs, AVITs or CVITs) concurrently according to their remediation progress using the bulk edit feature in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.

Before you begin

Role required:

sn_vul.vulnerability_analyst, or sn_vul.vulnerability_admin for host vulnerable items
sn_vul.app_sec_manager for application vulnerable items
sn_vul_container.vulnerability_analyst or sn_vul_container.vulnerability_admin for container vulnerable items

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Vulnerability Manager Workspace > List.
On the List page, open the Active or All list in one of the following lists:
- Host Vulnerable items
- Container Vulnerable items
- Application Vulnerable items
Perform one of the following:
- Select the check box next to each item if you want to use the Only Selected Items option in the Record Selection field.
- Apply filters if you want to use the All Vulnerable Items that match filter option in the Record Selection field.
Select the Bulk Edit button.
On the Bulk Edit modal, fill in the following fields to update the state of the records.

Field	Description
Record Selection	Records to update. Choices are:- Only Selected Items: Select this option if you want to update the records you selected using the check box. All Vulnerable Items that match filter: Select this option if you want to update the filtered records. Remediation Task: Select this option if you want to update the records in a remediation task and then select the desired remediation task in the Remediation task field. Vulnerability Entry: Select this option if you want to update the records specific to a common vulnerable entry (CVE) and then select the CVE in the Vulnerability Entry field. Note: Records with invalid CI or CI decommissioned aren’t updated.
State	Change for the State in the record. Choices are:- Do Not Update Open Under Investigation Awaiting Implementation Deferred For more information, seeRequest bulk exception in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace. Closed For more information, see Bulk edit for false positive in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace Resolved Note: Only the records for which the state transition is valid are updated.
Work notes	Text that you enter to describe the changes.

Field

Description

Record Selection

Records to update. Choices are:- Only Selected Items: Select this option if you want to update the records you selected using the check box.

All Vulnerable Items that match filter: Select this option if you want to update the filtered records.
Remediation Task: Select this option if you want to update the records in a remediation task and then select the desired remediation task in the Remediation task field.
Vulnerability Entry: Select this option if you want to update the records specific to a common vulnerable entry (CVE) and then select the CVE in the Vulnerability Entry field. Note: Records with invalid CI or CI decommissioned aren’t updated.

State

Change for the State in the record. Choices are:- Do Not Update

Open
Under Investigation
Awaiting Implementation
Deferred

For more information, seeRequest bulk exception in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.

Closed

For more information, see Bulk edit for false positive in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace

Resolved Note: Only the records for which the state transition is valid are updated.

Work notes

Text that you enter to describe the changes.

6. Select  **Edit**.

A bulk edit asynchronous job updates the selected records.

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title: Update the state of records in bulk in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
description: Update the state of multiple records \(VITs, AVITs or CVITs\) concurrently according to their remediation progress using the bulk edit feature in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-manager-workspace/vmws-bulk-edit-update-state.html
release: australia
product: Vulnerability Manager Workspace
classification: vulnerability-manager-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Using bulk edit in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace, Remediating vulnerable items and test results in the Security Exposure Management Workspace, Vulnerability Manager Workspace, Vulnerability Response Workspaces, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
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# Update the state of records in bulk in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace

Update the state of multiple records \(VITs, AVITs or CVITs\) concurrently according to their remediation progress using the bulk edit feature in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.

## Before you begin

Role required:

-   sn\_vul.vulnerability\_analyst, or sn\_vul.vulnerability\_admin for host vulnerable items
-   sn\_vul.app\_sec\_manager for application vulnerable items
-   sn\_vul\_container.vulnerability\_analyst or sn\_vul\_container.vulnerability\_admin for container vulnerable items

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Vulnerability Manager Workspace** &gt; **List**.

2.  On the List page, open the Active or All list in one of the following lists:

    -   Host Vulnerable items
    -   Container Vulnerable items
    -   Application Vulnerable items
3.  Perform one of the following:

    -   Select the check box next to each item if you want to use the **Only Selected Items** option in the **Record Selection** field.
    -   Apply filters if you want to use the **All Vulnerable Items that match filter** option in the **Record Selection** field.
4.  Select the **Bulk Edit** button.

5.  On the Bulk Edit modal, fill in the following fields to update the state of the records.

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Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td id="record-slection-field">

Record Selection

</td><td>

Records to update. Choices are:-   Only Selected Items: Select this option if you want to update the records you selected using the check box.
-   All Vulnerable Items that match filter: Select this option if you want to update the filtered records.
-   Remediation Task: Select this option if you want to update the records in a remediation task and then select the desired remediation task in the **Remediation task** field.
-   Vulnerability Entry: Select this option if you want to update the records specific to a common vulnerable entry \(CVE\) and then select the CVE in the **Vulnerability Entry** field.
**Note:** Records with invalid CI or CI decommissioned aren’t updated.

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

State

</td><td>

Change for the **State** in the record. Choices are:-   Do Not Update
-   Open
-   Under Investigation
-   Awaiting Implementation
-   Deferred

For more information, see[Request bulk exception in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-manager-workspace/vmws-bulk-edit-request-exception.md).

-   Closed

For more information, see [Bulk edit for false positive in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-manager-workspace/vmws-bulk-edit-request-false-positive.md)

-   Resolved
**Note:** Only the records for which the state transition is valid are updated.

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

Work notes

</td><td>

Text that you enter to describe the changes.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Select  **Edit**.

    A bulk edit asynchronous job updates the selected records.