Before you start
Run at least one site scan from Cookies & Storage. See Declare Cookies and Storage.
Open the queue
Go to Shield > Consent, click the Cookies & Storage icon for the setup, then click Review Queue.
The four states
Every item from the latest scan, and every declared item, lands in one panel:
| Panel | Meaning | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Needs A Decision | Seen on the site, not in the declaration | Add to declaration, Dismiss |
| Stale Declarations | Declared, but the latest scan did not see it | Keep, Remove |
| Confirmed | Declared and seen. The declaration and the site agree | None |
| Dismissed | Findings you chose not to act on. Shown only when there are some | Restore |
Nothing is added to the declaration for you. Scan findings stay in Needs A Decision until someone acts on them.
Work through the queue
- In Needs A Decision, check each item's Vendor and Evidence (how many pages it was seen on, since when, and for third-party items the domain it came from). "Unknown - needs research" means the vendor is not recognized.
- Click Add to declaration for items the site really uses. Items from a known vendor are added with that vendor's category and standard purpose. Unknown items are added as Unclassified; categorize them on the Cookies & Storage page.
- Click Dismiss for findings you decide not to declare. A dismissed finding stays dismissed across future scans, and the Dismissed panel records the date and who dismissed it.
- In Stale Declarations, click Remove only if you know the tool is gone. A crawl of a limited set of pages can miss items used deep in the site, so Keep is the safe choice. A kept item is not flagged stale again.
- To undo a dismissal or a keep, click Restore in Dismissed. The finding returns to its panel the next time the page loads.
Pixel rows never appear as stale, because scans cannot see pixels.
What changes, and when
| Action | Changes the declaration | Publishes |
|---|---|---|
| Add to declaration | Yes | The preview, automatically |
| Remove | Yes | The preview, automatically |
| Dismiss, Keep, Restore | No | Nothing |
The live banner and cookie list change only when you use Publish Live on the Consent list. Additions and removals are recorded in Change History; dismissals are not.
Troubleshooting
| Message | Cause and fix |
|---|---|
| "Item not found in the latest scan snapshot." | A newer scan no longer contains the item. Reload the page |
| "Declaration is at the 300-item limit." | Remove unused rows, or combine rows with a wildcard name such as _ga_*, on the Cookies & Storage page |
| Every panel is empty | No scan has completed for this property yet. Click Scan Site Now on the Cookies & Storage page |
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