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# applicationSeverityChangedReason

Represents a reason for a severity change in an application.

### Examples

```graphql
type ApplicationSeverityChangedReason {
  tagId: String
  changeNumber: Float
  shouldBeSeverityFactor: Boolean
  requiredHits: Int
  reason: String
  shortName: String
  changeCategory: String
  changePlusReasonFacet: String
  extraInfo: [ApplicationExtraInfo]
}
```

### Fields

| Field                                                                                                                           | Description                                                         | Supported fields                                                                                                                              |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| tagId `String`                                                                                                                  | The identifier of the tag associated with the severity change       |                                                                                                                                               |
| changeNumber `Float`                                                                                                            | The numerical change in severity                                    |                                                                                                                                               |
| shouldBeSeverityFactor `Boolean`                                                                                                | Indicates whether the change should be considered a severity factor |                                                                                                                                               |
| requiredHits `Int`                                                                                                              | The number of required hits to trigger the severity change          |                                                                                                                                               |
| reason `String`                                                                                                                 | The reason for the severity change                                  |                                                                                                                                               |
| shortName `String`                                                                                                              | A short, user-friendly name for the change reason                   |                                                                                                                                               |
| changeCategory `String`                                                                                                         | The category of the change, such as 'Vulnerability' or 'Compliance' |                                                                                                                                               |
| changePlusReasonFacet `String`                                                                                                  | A combination of change category and reason for faceting purposes   |                                                                                                                                               |
| extraInfo [`[ApplicationExtraInfo]`](/api-documentation/api-reference/api--application/types/objects/application-extra-info.md) | Additional information associated with the severity change          | <p>key <code>String</code><br>link <code>String</code><br>snippet <a href="/pages/IJ3aZy4kr639ScGJKdat"><code>ExtraInfoSnippet</code></a></p> |

### References

#### Fields with this object:

* [{} Application.severityChangedReason](/api-documentation/api-reference/api--application/types/objects/application.md)


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