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@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ The original Endpoints model was built around URLs and IP addresses — it carri
 2. **Performance ceiling.** Per-Finding Endpoint_Status rows and the URL-shaped schema did not scale well at large customer volumes.
 3. **Components were second-class.** Software libraries lived only as denormalised fields on a Finding, so a library could not exist independently of a vulnerability — making true SBOM management impossible.
 
-Locations fix all three by introducing a **base `Location` object** with a typed payload, plus dedicated **subtypes** for each asset shape. The MVP ships two subtypes:
+Locations fix all three by introducing a **base `Location` object** with a typed payload, plus dedicated **subtypes** for each asset shape:
 
 - **URL Locations** — functional equivalent of the old Endpoints, with the same protocol/host/port/path/query/fragment fields.
 - **Dependency Locations** — software libraries identified by [Package URL (pURL)](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec), used to model SBOM contents.
+- **[Source Code Locations](/asset_modelling/locations/pro__source_code_locations/)** — where a static-analysis finding lives in source, identified by file path and line number. Scan-managed, and the substrate for [tracking findings as their code moves](/triage_findings/finding_deduplication/pro__location_drift_matching/).
 
-Future Location types under consideration include cloud provider resource IDs (AWS ARN, Azure Resource ID, GCP Full Resource Name), container images (registry/repository:tag and SHA256 fingerprints), and code repositories.
+Future Location types under consideration include cloud provider resource IDs (AWS ARN, Azure Resource ID, GCP Full Resource Name) and container images (registry/repository:tag and SHA256 fingerprints).
 
 ## Key Concepts
 
 
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+---
+title: "Source Code Locations"
+description: "Code locations model where a static-analysis finding lives in source, and record its movement history as code evolves"
+weight: 6
+audience: pro
+---
+
+**Source Code Locations** extend the Locations model to static analysis: alongside URLs (DAST) and Dependencies (SCA), a **Code** location describes where a SAST finding lives in source — identified by its **file path and line number**.
+
+> Source Code Locations require the Locations feature (Beta). To enable Locations on your instance, contact [support@defectdojo.com](mailto:support@defectdojo.com).
+
+## What They Model
+
+Every static finding that reports a file path gets a Code location. The location's canonical value is `path/to/file.py:42` (or just the file path when the tool reports no line). Like all Locations, code locations are shared objects: two findings at the same file and line reference the same location, and the location carries per-finding and per-asset reference statuses.
+
+Code locations are **scan-managed**: they are created and updated by imports and reimports, not by hand. There is no "New Source Code Location" action — the scanner is the source of truth for where code findings live.
+
+## Where to Find Them
+
+- **All Source Code** in the sidebar lists every code location in the instance, with the same filtering and tagging as URLs and Dependencies.
+- **View Source Code** in an Asset's Locations menu scopes the list to one asset.
+- A finding's page shows its current code location and, when the finding has moved, its **location history**.
+
+## Movement History
+
+Source code moves constantly: commits shift line numbers, refactors rename files. When [Location Drift Matching](/triage_findings/finding_deduplication/pro__location_drift_matching/) is enabled for a tool, a finding that moves keeps its identity, and its code location references record the trail:
+
+- The finding's reference to the **old** location is mitigated and stamped with *where the finding moved* and *why the match was made* (nearest line, dataflow, file rename ...).
+- A reference to the **new** location is created and stays active.
+
+The result is a browsable supersession chain — "this finding lived at `auth.py:42`, then `auth.py:57`, then `session.py:31`" — rendered as a timeline on the finding page. The same history mechanism covers URL moves and dependency version bumps, so all three location types share one timeline UI.
+
+History is recorded from the moment Locations is enabled on the instance. Findings that moved before that keep their current location; past hops were applied but not recorded. For instances with years of pre-feature history, the [churn consolidation command](/triage_findings/finding_deduplication/pro__location_drift_matching/#consolidating-historical-churn) can reconstruct trails while merging historical close-and-recreate chains.
+
+## Status Correctness
+
+Code location reference statuses are kept truthful by reimport on **every** matching algorithm, whether or not drift matching is enabled:
+
+- A matched finding's current code reference is synced on each reimport, so a finding that moved does not leave its old reference active forever.
+- The same toggle-independent sync applies to dependency references: when an SCA finding's package version bumps, the old version's reference is mitigated rather than remaining active alongside the new one.
+
+## Relationship to Finding Fields
+
+The finding's own `file_path` / `line` fields remain the authoritative scalars (they are what filters, hashes, and the API expose); the Code location is the shared, reference-counted view of that same coordinate. Reimport refreshes the scalars from the latest scan and the location machinery derives locations from them — the two can not drift apart.
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ Reimport decides whether an incoming item matches an existing Finding using **[R
 
 If you are seeing Reimport close old Findings and create new Findings when only a minor attribute changes (for example, a line number shift), tune **Reimport Deduplication** for that tool to use stable identifiers that ignore those attributes (such as Unique ID From Tool).
 
+**DefectDojo Pro** can solve this directly for tools without reliable unique IDs: enabling **[Location Drift Matching](/triage_findings/finding_deduplication/pro__location_drift_matching/)** makes Reimport recognize a Finding whose location moved — a line shift, file rename, URL move, or dependency version bump — as the *same* Finding, updating it in place and preserving its location history.
+
 ## Reimport via API - special note
 
 Note that the /reimport API endpoint can both **extend an existing Test** (apply the method in this article) **or create a new Test** with new data \- an initial call to `/import`, or setting up a Test in advance is not required.
 
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ DefectDojo Pro offers the following deduplication methods for same-tool deduplic
 #### Hash Code
 Uses a combination of selected fields to generate a unique hash. When selected, a third dropdown will appear showing the fields being used to calculate the hash.
 
+##### Content Fingerprint
+
+**Content Fingerprint** is a selectable hash field (available in all three configuration areas) that provides a *location-invariant* identity for static-analysis findings. It is derived from the vulnerable code snippet a tool includes in the finding — normalized so that indentation, line-number annotations, and formatting differences do not change it. Two findings about the same vulnerable code hash identically even when the code moved to a different line or file.
+
+Content Fingerprint is computed for tools that include a code snippet in the finding description — including **Bandit**, **Gosec**, **Brakeman**, **Checkmarx One**, and any tool whose description carries a fenced code block or SARIF snippet.
+
+> **Before selecting Content Fingerprint as a hash field**, populate fingerprints for existing findings by running `./manage.py backfill_fingerprints`. Findings imported after the feature is present get fingerprints automatically, but pre-existing findings have none — selecting the field without backfilling makes existing and incoming findings hash differently, splitting every match until the backfill runs.
+
+Content Fingerprint pairs well with **CWE** for tools that embed file paths or line numbers inside their titles, where other identity fields change every time the code moves. See [Location Drift Matching](/triage_findings/finding_deduplication/pro__location_drift_matching/#choosing-hash-fields-for-tracked-tools).
+
 #### Unique ID From Tool
 Leverages the security tool's own internal identifier for findings, ensuring perfect deduplication when the scanner provides reliable unique IDs.
 
@@ -118,6 +128,14 @@ The following algorithm options are available for Reimport Deduplication:
 
 Reimport can completely discard Findings before they are recorded, so Reimport Deduplication settings should be adjusted with caution.
 
+### Track Findings as Locations Change
+
+When a tool's Reimport Deduplication algorithm is **Hash Code**, an additional toggle appears: **Track findings as locations change**. With it enabled, a finding whose location moved between reimports — a line shift or file rename, a URL move, or a dependency version bump — is treated as the *same* finding, even if the tool re-scored its severity. One finding is maintained in place and its location history is preserved, instead of the old finding closing and an identical new one being created.
+
+The toggle is off by default and applies only to the Hash Code reimport algorithm (tools with a reliable Unique ID From Tool already track movement through their stable IDs). Enabling it automatically re-hashes the tool's existing findings in the background so historical data participates immediately.
+
+See [Location Drift Matching](/triage_findings/finding_deduplication/pro__location_drift_matching/) for how the matching works, what is preserved, and guidance for enabling it on large instances.
+
 ## Running Deduplication Retroactively on Existing Data
 
 A common situation when first turning on Deduplication Tuning is having a large backlog of Findings that were imported *before* the dedup configuration changed.  In DefectDojo Pro, you do not need to run a separate command to dedupe this historical data — **changing the Deduplication Settings for a tool automatically triggers a background re-hash of all existing Findings associated with that test type**.
@@ -144,6 +162,8 @@ For optimal results with Deduplication Tuning:
 - **Use Hash Code for cross-tool deduplication**: When enabling cross-tool deduplication, select fields that reliably identify the same finding across different tools (such as vulnerability name, location, and severity).  **IMPORTANT** Each tool enabled for cross-tool deduplication **MUST** have the same fields selected.
 - **Keep cross-tool sources in the same Asset**: Cross-Tool Deduplication is Asset-scoped.  Findings split across separate Assets will not dedupe even with matching hash fields.  See [Cross-Tool Deduplication is Scoped to a Single Asset](#cross-tool-deduplication-is-scoped-to-a-single-asset) above.
 - **Avoid overly broad deduplication**: Cross-tool deduplication with too few hash fields may result in false duplicates
+- **Backfill before selecting Content Fingerprint**: run `./manage.py backfill_fingerprints` first, then select the field — the triggered re-hash then has fingerprints to work with. See [Content Fingerprint](#content-fingerprint) above.
+- **Enable location tracking between scan runs**: the toggle's automatic re-hash covers the tool's whole backlog; on large instances let it finish before the next scheduled reimport. See [Location Drift Matching](/triage_findings/finding_deduplication/pro__location_drift_matching/#enabling-on-existing-data-upgrades).
 
 By tuning deduplication settings to your specific tools, you can significantly reduce duplicate noise.