# External issues status updation

**URL:** <https://community.sonarsource.com/t/external-issues-status-updation/36794>\
**Category:** SonarQube Server / Community Build\
**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/external-issues-status-updation/36794 "2021-01-11T06:29:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![padma\_priyakantipaka](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/padma_priyakantipaka/32/11787_2.png) [@padma\_priyakantipaka](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/padma_priyakantipaka)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/external-issues-status-updation/36794/1 "2021-01-11T06:29:24Z")

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hello,

I have issues reported for my project through PMD analysis and am allowing sonarqube to consume the report through external properties.  
Now I can see the external issues in sonar UI.but am not able to change the issue status from open to confirmed…there is no dropdown available.  
I am using SonarQube 8.5.1 version.

Could someone help how will be able to change the issue status for these?

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**Author:** ![ganncamp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/ganncamp/32/1261_2.png) [@ganncamp](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/ganncamp)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/external-issues-status-updation/36794/2 "2021-01-11T18:46:35Z")

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Hi,

The generation of those issues is configured external to SonarQube. The management of them must be handled externally as well. There is no facility to manage external issues within SonarQube.

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Ann