# Manual Upload Policies

Manual Upload policies support tracking of security issues identified outside of automated scanning. The policy enables teams to record and store external findings in OX.

The article describes the policies in this category, configuration options, and the impact of policy violations. For an overview of policies and policy management, see the [Policies ](https://docs.ox.security/ox-policies)article.

## **View and manage Manual Upload policies** <a href="#view-and-manage-code-security-policies" id="view-and-manage-code-security-policies"></a>

Open each policy to view the business impact and optional settings.

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<summary><mark style="color:purple;">Manual issues upload</mark></summary>

**Purpose:** Grants visibility of findings from third-party tools that are yet to be supported by OX connectors.

**Business impact:** Gaps in identifying vulnerabilities can delay remediation and weaken overall risk management.

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<table><thead><tr><th width="215" valign="top">Setting</th><th width="298" valign="top">Description</th><th valign="top">Default</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">ON/OFF (toggle)</td><td valign="top">Enable/disable the policy.</td><td valign="top">ON</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Show issues of severity (dropdown)</td><td valign="top">Limits which severities appear as issues.</td><td valign="top">All (including Info)</td></tr></tbody></table>

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## View policy issues

1. Open the Active Issues page.
2. Use the **Category** filter and select the policy category to view related active issues.
3. Use the **Policy** filter to narrow the list to a specific policy.
4. Apply the Category and Policy filters separately or together, depending on how specific you want the results to be.
5. Use the search box to refine results, such as filtering by file name, keyword, or rule identifier.

## Create or save policy profiles

You can also view affected dependencies on the SBOM page or in an application’s Issues tab.

When you change a policy’s severity, ON/OFF toggle or any other setting, you must save the current profile or create a new one.

* To save the current profile, click **SAVE** in the page header.
* To create a new profile, click **SAVE AS** in the page header. For instructions, see the section [Create or edit policy profiles ](https://open-2c.gitbook.com/url/preview/site_RHimt/~/revisions/esBak1HVuTgsCEeNbzHE/policies?theme=light#create-or-edit-policy-profiles)in the [Policies ](https://docs.ox.security/ox-policies/policies)article.