> ## Documentation Index
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# Blockers

> Track and manage issues that prevent vulnerability remediation or progress.

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## Overview

**Blockers** help teams track issues that delay or prevent vulnerability remediation.

Whenever progress is blocked — due to dependencies, missing access, or validation delays — a blocker ensures the issue is visible, assigned, and tracked until resolution.

Each blocker is linked to a vulnerability and includes ownership, status, and activity history.

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  Blockers ensure that no remediation delay goes unnoticed — every dependency or issue is tracked with clear ownership.
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## What You Can Do

* **Track All Blockers**
  * View all blockers across vulnerabilities

* **Filter and Search**
  * Quickly find blockers using status, priority, or assignee

* **Manage Ownership**
  * Assign blockers to responsible team members

* **Monitor Status**
  * Track blockers as *Pending* or *Resolved*

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## Blocker Views

The Blockers section provides two key views:

* **My Blockers**
  * Displays blockers assigned to you

* **All Blockers**
  * Displays all blockers across the organization

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  Use *My Blockers* to focus on your tasks and *All Blockers* for complete visibility across teams.
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## Filtering and Search

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You can refine blockers using:

* **Search**
* **Status**
* **Priority**
* **Assignee**

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  Filtering helps quickly identify unresolved blockers or high-priority delays.
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## Creating a Blocker

Blockers are created directly from within a vulnerability when progress is blocked.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Vulnerability">
    Navigate to a vulnerability where progress is stalled.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Use Comment Panel">
    In the **Comment & Blocker Panel**, enter details and enable **Create a Blocker**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit Blocker">
    Add description and assign a user, then submit the blocker.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Managing Blockers

Once created, blockers can be updated and resolved directly.

* **Mark as Resolved**
  * Close the blocker once the issue is fixed

* **Reopen Blocker**
  * Reopen if the issue persists

* **Track Ownership**
  * View assigned user and creator

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## Activity Timeline

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All blocker actions are recorded in the **Recent Activity** section:

* Creation
* Status updates
* Resolution
* Reopening

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  All blocker actions are automatically logged, ensuring full audit visibility.
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## Why It Matters

Blockers ensure that remediation workflows remain transparent and accountable.

They help teams:

* Identify delays early
* Assign responsibility clearly
* Maintain visibility across teams
* Keep remediation workflows moving efficiently

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