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# Discovered Items for Configuration Compliance

# Discovered Items for Configuration Compliance {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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Assets are automatically matched to configuration items (CIs) using CI lookup rules, when they are imported using the host and test results integrations. Discovered Items give you visibility into how asset identification is
mapped to CIs in the CMDB.

Discovered Items are considered Matched, Unmatched, or Reclassified. Identified CIs are in the Matched state.  
To make it easier to find potential matching issues, the CI Lookup Rule that matched the CI appears in the CI matching rule field.  
Note:  
CI matching rule field support is available only for the Qualys integration.

If a match was not found, a CI is created in the Unmatched CI class `[sn_sec_cmn_unmatched_ci]`, `[cmdb_ci_unclassed_hardware]`, or `[cmdb_ci_incomplete_ip]` of the CMDB. If the original unmatched CI was reclassified, Discovered item records are updated to reflect that state. For more information, see [Working with unmatched CIs](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/jIu0HyZpzlzrVCMYsQ_3aA "As a Vulnerability Manager and Analyst, you can view and reclassify unmatched Configuration Items (CIs), reconcile unmatched discovered items, reapply CI lookup rules on the selected discovered items, and de-duplicate existing CIs.") and [View and reclassify unmatched configuration items](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/EaEAOf7Ltyr9QZ_PQwhXPA "Configuration items (CIs) that are not found in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) are placed in a viewable list of discovered items. This list offers a convenient way to reclassify unmatched CIs.") for more information.

By default, the Security OperationsCMDBDiscovered Items module lists unmatched configuration items. You can view all discovered items from an import by removing the filter.

For a description of the fields in Discovered Items, see [Discovered Items form fields](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/dT3c4kCeDCGMLZprp_LIiQ "Assets are automatically matched to configuration items (CIs) in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) when they’re imported using the CI Lookup Rules. Records for unmatched CIs are automatically created during third-party vulnerability integration imports and included in Discovered Items. However, for cloud assets that aren’t present in CMDB Cl, the record is created in the cloud resource class.").

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