Scan again: how AIR shows what changed

From the second scan of a system, AIR compares the new report with the previous one. A short note under the report tabs says what changed.

Did the documents change?

The note first says either Same documents as the previous scan or Documents changed, with the documents added, removed or updated. AIR compares documents by their text, so uploading the same text again counts as unchanged.

If nothing you sent changed and an item moved, AIR read the same text differently. Nothing was fixed.

The labels

Each item gets one label:

• Closed. The gap from the last scan is gone.
• Still open. Same gap as last time.
• New. The last scan did not have it.
• Newly judged. The last scan had the point but could not judge it.
• Came back. A saved choice is open again.
• Not closed. This scan could not judge it, so it does not count as closed.

Unchanged text keeps its judgement

AIR judges risk themes one family at a time. When the text behind a family has not changed since an earlier scan of the same project, AIR keeps its earlier judgement for that family.

Saved choices

Some points need a person's judgement. You can save one of two choices, each with a short reason:

• Does not apply. The topic does not fit this system. It stays quiet on later scans.
• Accepted gap. The gap stays listed, with your reason beside it.

A "does not apply" choice comes back, with the reason shown, when a later scan:

• quotes new text about the topic;
• rates the topic more serious;
• or runs six months after the choice was saved.

When a gap behind a choice has closed, the report says the gap is no longer open.