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title: Update the vulnerability assessment auto-flush record
description: Update the vulnerability assessment auto-flush record.
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release: australia
product: Vulnerability Response Workspaces
classification: vulnerability-response-workspaces
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [Update the vulnerability assessment auto-flush record, Auto flushes]
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# Update the vulnerability assessment auto-flush record

Update the vulnerability assessment auto-flush record.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_vul\_analyst.vul\_event\_manager

## About this task

In the base system, the vulnerability assessment records retention period is set to 6 months. If any vulnerability assessment record state is closed, then the vulnerability assessment records will be stored only till the defined retention period and the related records of that assessment will be removed after 6 months from all the related tables.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Auto Flushes**.

2.  Open the record with table, sn\_vul\_analyst\_vulnerability\_assessment.

3.  Select the **Active** check box to activate the auto-flush option for the vulnerability assessment record.

4.  Click **Update**.