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Clearing an incident
 
REQUIREMENT:  
Before beginning this procedure, make sure you have completed the procedure "Resolving an incident".
1. Right-click anywhere in the row corresponding to the incident, and then click Clear.
System Response: The Clear window appears.
2. Enter a comment, such as your name or other information related to the clearing of the incident.
3. Click OK.
System Response: The incident is cleared (the text for the incident entry turns gray).
 

NOTES:  

An incident can only be cleared after it has been resolved. A resolved incident may get cleared automatically after a certain amount of time if the Clear resolved incidents automatically after check box is selected (click HERE).

It is possible to unclear an incident, which will put it back in its resolved state. One reason for doing this is to be able to further investigate a problem.