Creating scan tasks

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read hc-create-scan-tasks.md

Create a scan task to facilitate task assignments from the finding of a record.

Before you begin

Role required: scan_user

Procedure

In the navigation filter, enter scan_task_list.do.
Select New to create a new scan task.

The Scan Task form appears.
Fill in the following fields in the form.

Field	Description
Number	Auto-generated task number
Assigned to	Person responsible to work on the task
Assignment group	Group responsible to work on the task
Active	Option to activate task
State	State of the task.- New In Progress On Hold Resolved
Short description	Brief description about the task
Description	Additional information about the task
Work notes	Additional notes

**Note:** The scan\_user can assign the task only to a non-scan\_user. The user to which the task has been assigned also gets the same privilege as the scan\_user.

Parent Topic:Findings

115 lines · 1.9 KB Wrap lines

---
title: Creating scan tasks
description: Create a scan task to facilitate task assignments from the finding of a record.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-administration/instance-scan/hc-create-scan-tasks.html
release: brazil
product: Instance Scan
classification: instance-scan
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Findings, Reviewing of scans, Using Instance Scan, Instance Scan, Maintain and monitor, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Creating scan tasks

Create a scan task to facilitate task assignments from the finding of a record.

## Before you begin

Role required: scan\_user

## Procedure

1.  In the navigation filter, enter `scan_task_list.do`.

2.  Select **New** to create a new scan task.

    The **Scan Task** form appears.

3.  Fill in the following fields in the form.

<table id="table_lhx_vd3_1nb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Number

</td><td>

Auto-generated task number

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

Assigned to

</td><td>

Person responsible to work on the task

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

Assignment group

</td><td>

Group responsible to work on the task

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

Active

</td><td>

Option to activate task

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

State

</td><td>

State of the task.-   **New**
-   **In Progress**
-   **On Hold**
-   **Resolved**


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

Short description

</td><td>

Brief description about the task

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

Description

</td><td>

Additional information about the task

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

Work notes

</td><td>

Additional notes

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>    **Note:** The scan\_user can assign the task only to a non-scan\_user. The user to which the task has been assigned also gets the same privilege as the scan\_user.


**Parent Topic:**[Findings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-findings.md)