Open search results in Vulnerability Manager Workspace
Open search results in Vulnerability Manager Workspace instead of classic UI by changing the application scope.
Before you begin
Role required:
- sn_vul.vulnerability_analyst, sn_vul.vulnerability_admin or sn_vul.read_all for host vulnerable items (VITs)
- sn_vul.app_sec_manager or sn_vul.app_read_all for application vulnerable items (AVITs)
- sn_vul_container.vulnerability_analyst, sn_vul_container.vulnerability_admin or sn_vul_container.read_all for container vulnerable items (CVITs)
- sn_vulc.admin or sn_vulc.read for configuration test results (TRs)
About this task
Example: If you search for a host vulnerable item with its number in the Search field by setting the application scope to Vulnerability Manager Workspace, the VIT opens in its record view in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
Procedure
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In the unified navigation bar, select the Globe icon [Omitted image "globe-fill-24.svg"] Alt text: Application scope icon.
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Select Application Scope.
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Set the scope to Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
What to do next
When you search for records such as VITs, remediation tasks, state change approvals, and so on, in the Search field in the unified navigation bar, the records open in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace.
When the scope is not Global, the Globe icon displays with a red ring [Omitted image "icon-scope-change.png"] Alt text: Application scope icon. Select it again to change the scope.
Parent Topic:Monitoring and managing vulnerable items and test results in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace
--- title: Open search results in Vulnerability Manager Workspace description: Open search results in Vulnerability Manager Workspace instead of classic UI by changing the application scope. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/security-management/vulnerability-manager-workspace/vmws-change-app-scope-search.html release: brazil product: Vulnerability Manager Workspace classification: vulnerability-manager-workspace topic_type: task last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Monitoring and managing vulnerable items and test results in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace, Vulnerability Manager Workspace, Vulnerability Response Workspaces, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations] --- # Open search results in Vulnerability Manager Workspace Open search results in Vulnerability Manager Workspace instead of classic UI by changing the application scope. ## Before you begin Role required: - sn\_vul.vulnerability\_analyst, sn\_vul.vulnerability\_admin or sn\_vul.read\_all for host vulnerable items \(VITs\) - sn\_vul.app\_sec\_manager or sn\_vul.app\_read\_all for application vulnerable items \(AVITs\) - sn\_vul\_container.vulnerability\_analyst, sn\_vul\_container.vulnerability\_admin or sn\_vul\_container.read\_all for container vulnerable items \(CVITs\) - sn\_vulc.admin or sn\_vulc.read for configuration test results \(TRs\) ## About this task Example: If you search for a host vulnerable item with its number in the **Search** field by setting the application scope to Vulnerability Manager Workspace, the VIT opens in its record view in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace. ## Procedure 1. In the unified navigation bar, select the Globe icon \[Omitted image "globe-fill-24.svg"\] Alt text: Application scope icon. 2. Select **Application Scope**. 3. Set the scope to **Vulnerability Manager Workspace**. ## What to do next When you search for records such as VITs, remediation tasks, state change approvals, and so on, in the **Search** field in the unified navigation bar, the records open in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace. When the scope is not Global, the Globe icon displays with a red ring \[Omitted image "icon-scope-change.png"\] Alt text: Application scope icon. Select it again to change the scope. **Parent Topic:**[Monitoring and managing vulnerable items and test results in the Vulnerability Manager Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/security-management/vulnerability-manager-workspace/using-vulnerability-manager-workspace.md)
| title | Open search results in Vulnerability Manager Workspace |
| description | Open search results in Vulnerability Manager Workspace instead of classic UI by changing the application scope. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/security-management/vulnerability-manager-workspace/vmws-change-app-scope-search.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Vulnerability Manager Workspace |
| classification | vulnerability-manager-workspace |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Monitoring and managing vulnerable items and test results in the Vulnerability Manager WorkspaceVulnerability Manager WorkspaceVulnerability Response WorkspacesUnified Security Exposure ManagementSecurity Operations |