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title: Create security annotations for CIs
description: Annotations on CIs allow you to track activity across incidents. You can add annotations to a single or multiple CIs.
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# Create security annotations for CIs

Annotations on CIs allow you to track activity across incidents. You can add annotations to a single or multiple CIs.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  From a security incident or the Configuration Item table, open a CI.

2.  Select and hold \(or right-click\) in the header and choose **View** > **Security**.

3.  In the **Security Annotations** related list tab, select **New**.

4.  Enter an annotation.

    Annotations can be in any text format.

5.  Select **Submit.**

    **Note:** You can add the same annotation to multiple CIs by selecting CIs on the list, choose **Add security annotation**, enter an annotation in any text format, and select **Submit**.


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