Using bulk edit in the Security Exposure Management Workspace

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title: Using bulk edit in the Security Exposure Management Workspace
description: Bulk edit in the Security Exposure Management Workspace enables you to update the state, request exceptions and false positives, assign multiple findings to an assignment group simultaneously, and modify risk ratings.
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# Using bulk edit in the Security Exposure Management Workspace

Bulk edit in the Security Exposure Management Workspace enables you to update the state, request exceptions and false positives, assign multiple findings to an assignment group simultaneously, and modify risk ratings.

The bulk edit feature is available for:

-   Host vulnerable items \(VITs\) starting with v21.0 of Vulnerability Response.
-   Application vulnerable items \(AVITs\) and Container vulnerable items \(CVITs\) starting with v22.0 of Vulnerability Response.
-   Test results starting with v23.0 of Vulnerability Response.

When you run a bulk edit job, not every selected record is updated. A record is excluded if it meets any of the following conditions.

|Condition|Applies to|Reason|
|---------|----------|------|
|No matched CI|VIT, AVIT, CVIT, Test results|Record is not associated with a valid CI.|
|CI is **Retired**|All record types|Applies only when Auto close is enabled. Retired CIs aren't modified.|
|Substate = **Invalid**|VIT, Test results|Records with an invalid substate aren't processed.|
|Substate = **CI Decommissioned**|VIT, Test results|Applies only when Auto close is enabled.|