Reviewing Outscoped Tasks

Sometimes you will need to review outscoped tasks in greater detail, or need to return a specific task to 'Within scope'.

To do this, click Review on any of the tasks within the Outscoped Tasks area. See below for an example:



Selecting Review will open a new window for that particular task. Here's an example:



Let's run through all the information on this task:

Task Name: A high level summary of the end goal of the task
Associated Controls: A list of the security controls that will have their requirements met by completing this task
Unique Identifier: A way for OneClickComply to easily find this specific task when troubleshooting
Status: An indicator of the current task status. In the above example, the task has been labelled as Outscoped
License Required: A list of what software licences are needed in order to have access to the required settings within your tenancy
Task Details & Manual Steps: A more in-depth breakdown of the task's requirements, as well as a guide for completing the task by hand
Last Modified: A time and date stamp indicating when the task was last changed
Outscope Reason: A short explanation for auditors as to why the task has been outscoped from the business


Lastly, when scrolling down to the bottom of the task page, you will find a button labelled In-scope (see below):

This button allows you to move the task back into your Outstanding Task Queue in the event that a task has moved from being out of scope, to now being within scope.

Click here to learn more about completing tasks automatically, or click here to learn about manual completion.

Updated on: 29/01/2025