# Waived Component Upgrades

Waiving a violation may be the only path forward when a critical component has a failing violation that has not yet been fixed. Project owners want to address the issue as soon as a non-violating version of the component is available.

Lifecycle may be configured to indicate when a non-violating upgrade is available for waived violations without having to manually check them one at a time. Use the information from the waivers dashboard to revoke waivers and re-prioritize the violations that now have a path forward.

This functionality is disabled by default and should be configured using the instructions below.

## Configuration for Waived Component Upgrades

When configured, monitoring for available upgrades for waived components takes place daily.

1. Log in as the System Administrator

2. Select `Waived Components` from the System Preferences menu

3. Enable the `Dashboard Indicator` under Component Upgrade Availability

4. Select Update

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You may also update this configuration using the [Configuration REST API](https://help.sonatype.com/en/configuration-rest-api.html "Configuration REST API").

## View Available Upgrades

1. Select the `Waivers` tab on the main Dashboard

2. Non-violating upgrades are displayed as `Available` in the Upgrade column

3. Select the row to view the waiver details

The waiver details provide context or justification to support upgrade decisions.