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title: Understanding Fix records
description: A Fix record represents a single remediation action that resolves one or more findings.
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# Understanding Fix records

A Fix record represents a single remediation action that resolves one or more findings.

Each fix that Fix Intelligence for SEM identifies is stored as a record in the Fix \(`sn_vul_fix_intel`\) table. The fix describes a specific remediation action, such as applying a patch, updating an operating system, or changing a configuration.

## Key fields

-   **Number**

    The auto-generated record number \(prefixed `FIX`\).

-   **Description**

    The human-readable summary of the fix. This is the display value for the record.

-   **Remediation category**

    The type of remediation action, such as **Patch Update**, **OS Update**, **Configuration Change**, or **Uninstall Software**.

-   **Finding category**

    The class of findings the fix applies to. In this release, fixes are identified for **host\_vulnerability** findings.

-   **Software package and version**

    The affected software and the version the fix targets, when applicable.

-   **Risk score and risk rating**

    The rolled-up risk of the fix. The numeric **Risk score** is derived into a **Risk rating** from **1 - Critical** to **5 - None**. For more information on roll-up calculators, see [Vulnerability Response Rollup Calculators](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/sem-vuln-rollup-calculator.md).

-   **Findings and assets**

    The rolled-up count of active findings the fix resolves and the count of distinct assets those findings affect.

-   **Active**

    Whether the source still reports the fix.


## Related records

From a Fix record you can reach the records it connects to:

-   **Vulnerable items**: The individual findings the fix remediates. Open a fix to review the vulnerable items linked to it.
-   **Remediation task**: When a remediation task rule groups findings by fix, the resulting remediation task appears on the fix. It helps you act on all of the fix's findings as a single unit of work. The fix is also shown on the Remediation Task record. See [Group findings by fix](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/group-findings-by-fix.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Fix Intelligence for SEM reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/fix-intel-reference.md)

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