Manage finding types

Prepare to track the progress and resolution of findings by customizing finding types and their associated statuses available to be logged on models in your inventory.

Available finding types

By default, the ValidMind Platform provides three finding types:

Validation Issue

Problems discovered during model validation that reflect errors, inconsistencies, or gaps in data, methodology, implementation, or documentation that need to be addressed before the model is considered reliable.

Policy Exception

When a model or part of its development or usage does not comply with internal policies, regulatory requirements, or governance standards, but an explicit approval or waiver is granted to allow it under controlled conditions.

Model Limitation

Inherent weaknesses or constraints of the model itself that cannot be fully resolved; definitions under which the model’s results should be interpreted with caution.

Prerequisites

• You are logged in to ValidMind.
• You are a Customer Admin or assigned another role with sufficient permissions to perform the tasks in this guide.¹

¹ Manage permissions

Edit finding type

1. In the left sidebar, click Settings.

2. Under Findings, select Finding Types.

3. Click on the finding type² you want to edit:

   • Validation Issue
   • Policy Exception
   • Model Limitation

4. Make your desired changes to the finding type’s details:

   • name
   • description
   • fields — Select the default finding fields that should appear on this type of finding.³
   • finding statuses — Configure the statuses available to this finding type.⁴

² Available finding types

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Only default fields are available to be selected in this view.

To further customize fields displayed on finding types, refer to: Manage model finding fields

⁴ Manage finding type statuses

Manage finding type statuses

Open and Closed are Locked stages, meaning they cannot be modified or removed.

Add finding statuses

1. Click Add Status.

2. Enter in a name and assign a color to your finding status.

3. When you are done, click Add Status to create your new status.

Edit or delete statuses

1. Hover over the finding status you’d like to modify.

2. When the appears, click on it and select:

   • Edit Details to change the name or color of the status.
   • Delete Status to remove the status.

Finding status deletion is permanent and cannot be undone.

Findings statuses cannot be deleted if in use on a finding. Ensure that the status you’re deleting is not associated with any findings before proceeding.