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title: Request exception form for risk reduction
description: The following table shows the fields that you must fill on the Request exception form.
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# Request exception form for risk reduction

The following table shows the fields that you must fill on the Request exception form.

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Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Reason

</td><td>

Reason for your exception request.To see how to add new reason choices, see [Define policy reason mapping](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/application-vulnerability-response/define-policy-reason-mapping.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Request for Deferral

</td><td>

Deffer the record. This field is selected by default.**Note:** This field appears only when the Mitigating Control in Place option is selected in the **Reason** field.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Until

</td><td>

Date on which the deferral request expires.When the exception request expires, the record reverts to the Open state.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Justification notes

</td><td>

Details that are related to the reason why this request is being made.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Related topics**  


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