# Adding an incident update

1\. Select the incident to redirect to the incident details page.

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2\. Click "Add Update".

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3\. 1. Update status. 2. Date and time of update. 3. Add update description (optional). 4. Add affected components and their status, respectively (optional). 5. Click "Add Update".

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-05/f1f7696d-66db-4a75-a518-04628ba7af07/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=34,55\&br_px=2786,1594\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,564)

4\. Incident update added successfully!

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-05/50560def-e550-47c4-96e9-1e5507641e35/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=451,134\&br_px=1980,989\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,277)