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Details of digital asset findings

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Display the Findings details page to view all accessibility findings discovered for a rule. Here, you can learn more about the rule, how it affects your users, and how to start locating individual findings.

Run multiple scans over time and check the Findings history to see data from when the finding was first discovered.

On this page:

Go to the Findings details page

To display the Findings details page:

  1. Navigate to the workspace level.
  2. Under Workspace, select Digital assets. The Digital asset portfolio is displayed. 
  3. Select the digital asset you'd like to view. The Overview page is displayed. 
  4. Under Find and Fix, select Findings. The Findings page is displayed. 
  5. Select a finding. The Findings details page is displayed. The total number of findings is displayed next to the page name. 

Here you can: 

  • Select a finding, and then the View button. A sidebar with the details will open.
  • Select the findings URL to display the webpage where the finding was detected. 
  • Use Advanced search to narrow down the list.
  • Create new tasks from Open findings that are not already linked to tasks.
  • Dismiss Open findings.
  • Restore Dismissed findings.
  • Download the Findings details (in the .cvs or xlxs format).

Alternatively, to display Findings details page associated with scans: 

  1. Navigate to the workspace level.
  2. Under Workspace, select Digital assets. The Digital asset portfolio is displayed. 
  3. Select the digital asset you'd like to view. The Overview page is displayed. 
  4. Choose Scans.
  5. Find the scan you want to view and select Scan results.
  6. Select a rule description. The Findings details page is displayed, listing all findings under that rule.

Note: If a finding is included in a common finding, you can access it from there. Display the Common findings page, open a common finding, scroll to individual findings included in that common finding, and them open the one you want to view. The Findings detail page is displayed.

Display the details of a specific finding

To check the details of an individual finding:

  1. Go to the Findings details page.
  2. Select the checkbox for the finding.
  3. From the Actions column, select View. A sidebar with the details will open.

Narrow down the list of findings  

Use the Advanced search options to narrow down the list of findings.

To use the Advanced search feature:

  1. Go to the Findings details page.
  2. Under Advanced search, choose which data you want to search by.
    • URL
    • Page title
    • XPath or CSS selector
    • Code snippet (HTML element)
  3. Choose if you want the search to contain, not contain, start with, or end with your search criteria. If you want more extensive results, search using a regex.
  4. Enter the search text.
  5. Select Apply.

To add another search field and narrow your results further:

  • Select Add.

To reset your search and return to the full page of results:

  • Select Reset.

Locate a finding on the webpage

You can locate the finding in the context of your digital asset (webpage).  

To locate a scan finding on your webpage:

  1. Go to Scans.
  2. Find the scan you want to view.
  3. Select Scan results.
  4. Select the rule description where the finding is stored.
  5. Select the finding. A sidebar with the finding details will open.
  6. From the sidebar, copy the XPath, CSS selector, or HTML element.
  7. Select the link under Where is it located? to open the webpage where the finding was found.
  8. Open the developer tools on the webpage. For most browsers, you can open the developer tools by right-clicking anywhere on the page and selecting Inspect.
  9. Open the search function in the developer tools by selecting Command + F on Mac devices or Control + F on Windows devices.
  10. Paste your selection from the platform in the search bar. The finding will be highlighted on your webpage.

Data from the Findings details page

Find the following data on the Findings details page:

Data Description
Tool The accessibility testing tool used to locate the finding.
Severity How much an accessibility finding impacts someone with a disability (critical, high, low, custom). Read more about severity.
Success criteria – Conformance level Name of the WCAG success criterion associated with the rule and the level and version of WCAG it satisfies. Read more about conformance levels.
Rule ID The ID of the rule that’s been violated.
URL The webpage where the finding was detected.
What is the problem? A summary of the rule that the finding violated.
Activity

The status of the finding.

Open: The finding has not been addressed.

Closed: The finding has been fixed.

Dismissed: The finding has been dismissed.

Re-opened: The finding was previously fixed but has become an issue again.
Task Indicates whether the finding is linked to a task or not.
Where is it located? The page name and URL where the finding was detected.
Component name Indicates if the finding is associated with a component or if it was discovered inside an iframe. Learn more about components.
XPath or CSS selector The XPath or CSS code snippet associated with the finding.
HTML element The HTML code snippet associated with the finding.
Description A general description of the finding.
Why it matters (Access Engine, equal-access, and WAVE only) General description of how the rule impacts people with disabilities.
What to do (Access Engine, equal-access, and WAVE only) General description of how to fix the finding.
Findings history

Data about the finding from throughout the scan history.

First seen: The date the finding was first detected.

Last seen: The date the finding was last detected.

Previous status: The status of the finding when it was last detected.

Times seen: The total number of times the finding has been detected.

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