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title: Create a remediation task
description: Create remediation tasks associated with OT devices that are mapped to an equipment model entity.
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product: Operational Technology Vulnerability Response
classification: operational-technology-vulnerability-response
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breadcrumb: [Use, Operational Technology Vulnerability Response, Operational Technology]
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# Create a remediation task

Create remediation tasks associated with OT devices that are mapped to an equipment model entity.

## Before you begin

Role required:sn\_otvr.remediation\_owner

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Industrial Workspace**.

2.  Open the **Equipment model** page.

3.  In the **Equipment model view for** field, select the site that you want to view the equipment model information for.

4.  Select the appropriate equipment model entity and navigate to the **Vulnerable Items** related list tab.

5.  Select the vulnerable item records you want to add to the remediation task, then select **Create remediation task**.

    \[Omitted image "create-remediation-task-button-new.png"\] Alt text: Create remediation task button

6.  Provide all the required details for the remediation task.

    The Assignment group field automatically assigns based on the site assignment group.

7.  Select **Save** to create the task record.


## Result

Once you create a remediation task, the task is picked up during the next scheduled maintenance determined by your equipment model entity maintenance schedule. For more information about equipment model entity schedules, see [Managing equipment models](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/operational-technology/industrial-process-manager/managing-equipment-models-after-data-import.md).

You can also manually select a start time for a remediation task. For more information about selecting a start time, see [Select a start time for a remediation task](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/operational-technology/operational-technology-vulnerability-response/select-start-time-for-ot-remediation-task.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Using Operational Technology Vulnerability Response](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/operational-technology/operational-technology-vulnerability-response/using-oper-tech-vulnerability-response.md)