Custom severities overview

Who can use this feature?

• Organization administrators and workspace administrators
• Enterprise customers

Custom severities provide a tailored approach to help you define and address what matters most. Create up to two additional severity levels alongside the three existing levels (Critical, High, and Low), for self-performed evaluations. You can rename the three existing severity levels, giving you the flexibility to use language that best fits your team’s processes. With these customization options, you can prioritize findings with greater precision, aligning them with your organization's specific priorities and workflows.

Custom severities rank between low and high severity. If you have two custom severities, you can adjust their order by selecting Rank down or Rank up. While you can rename the existing severities, you can't change their rank.

Custom severities are up to you to define and should align with your organization's accessibility program. While defining your severities, always keep in mind that the severity's rank and associated evaluation findings impact the conformance score and risk management status. 

Custom severities can only be applied to:

• Custom rules.
• New findings from self-performed evaluations using the Test Accelerator.
• Existing findings from self-performed evaluations using the Test Accelerator.

Get started with custom severities:

• Create a custom severity
• Edit a custom severity
• Assign custom severities to existing findings
• Delete a custom severity