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# Group findings by fix

# Group findings by fix {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated July 29, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Use a remediation task rule to group the findings that share a fix, so your team can
remediate them together as a single unit of work.

## Before you begin

Prerequisites:

* Fix Intelligence for SEM has linked findings to fixes.
* You have the roles required to configure remediation task rules in USEM.

## About this task

USEM remediation task rules automatically group
findings into remediation tasks based on conditions you define. When Fix Intelligence for SEM links findings to fixes, you can group findings by their
fix so that a single remediation task covers the findings that fix resolves.

Fix Intelligence for SEM ships one remediation task rule out of the box, in an
inactive state, that groups findings by assignment group and fix. Ensure that the rule is
active. For how remediation task rules work and how to create them, see [Configuring remediation task rules](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RmdlpBHNSZWENp1hmEfORQ#sem-configure-remediation-task-rules "By configuring remediation task rules, you can automatically group findings based on filter conditions.") and [Create remediation task rules](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RmdlpBHNSZWENp1hmEfORQ#sem-create-edit-remediation-task-rules "Create remediation task rules to automatically group findings based on filter conditions. These rules automatically group findings as they’re imported or manually created. Use the filter to limit the findings grouped by this rule, such as selecting all findings with exploits.").

## Procedure

1. Open the remediation task rule configuration in USEM.
2. Create or edit a remediation task rule for the findings you want to group.
3. Set the rule to group findings by fix.  
   Findings that share a fix and the same assignment group are grouped into one remediation
   task. The remediation task rule also has assignment group as a default grouping criterion.
   When a finding's fix link is cleared, it is removed from the fix-based group.

   For example, for host vulnerable items where Active is
   true, group by assignment group and fix so that each remediation
   task covers one fix for one assignment group.
4. Save and activate the rule.
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## Result

Findings that share a fix and the same assignment group are grouped into a single remediation
task, so your team can plan and track the fix as one unit of work. The remediation task appears
on the fix, and your team can run the full remediation workflow from the Remediation Task
record, including creating a change request, requesting an exception, and starting the
investigation. Grouping by fix effectively de-duplicates many findings into one actionable
remediation task.
**Related concepts**   

* [Configuring remediation task rules](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RmdlpBHNSZWENp1hmEfORQ#sem-configure-remediation-task-rules "By configuring remediation task rules, you can automatically group findings based on filter conditions.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Create remediation task rules](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RmdlpBHNSZWENp1hmEfORQ#sem-create-edit-remediation-task-rules "Create remediation task rules to automatically group findings based on filter conditions. These rules automatically group findings as they’re imported or manually created. Use the filter to limit the findings grouped by this rule, such as selecting all findings with exploits.")