---
title: Create a Response Task
description: Create response tasks to track separate actions to be performed to respond to the security issue.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/security-incident-response/create\_response\_task.html
release: australia
product: Security Incident Response
classification: security-incident-response
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Security Incident Response Tasks, Working with Security Incident Records, Use, Security Incident Response Workspace, Security Incident Response, Enterprise security case management applications, Security Operations]
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# Create a Response Task

Create response tasks to track separate actions to be performed to respond to the security issue.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_si.analyst

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Security Incident Response Workspace**.

2.  Select **Create Response Task** from the UI actions.

    \[Omitted image "new-response-task.png"\] Alt text: Creating a response task

3.  Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate.

<table id="table_vks_thr_ns"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Short description

</td><td>

A description of the Security Incident Response task.

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

Description

</td><td>

A description for the selected task.

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

Number

</td><td>

Unique number that is automatically generated for a security incident.

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

Parent

</td><td>

The number of the related security incident.

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

Priority

</td><td>

The priority used to determine when this task is performed.

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

State

</td><td>

The current state of the security response task. By default, the initial state is **Draft**.

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

Assignment group

</td><td>

The assignment group from which the assigned worker is selected.

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

Assigned to

</td><td>

The individual assigned to perform the task.

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

Skills

</td><td>

The skill required to perform this task. Search from the lookup and select the skill required.

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

Affected Items

</td><td>

The affected items by the security issue.

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

Configuration Item

</td><td>

The configuration item affected by the security issue.

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

Affected User

</td><td>

The person affected by the security issue.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>    \[Omitted image "new-response-task-1.png"\] Alt text: New response task

4.  Select **Save**.

    The new Response Task \(SIT\) gets created.


**Parent Topic:**[Security Incident Response Tasks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/security-incident-response/security-incident-response-tasks.md)