DependencyTrack / DependencyTrack/dependency-track

Policy Violations are not recalculated when changing license

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Description

### Current Behavior

I have the following policy set:

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When I update the license of a component from Unresolved to a specific one in the UI, the policy violation is still there.

Only a reupload of the BOM triggers a new policy evaluation, it seems.

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Configure a policy for Unresolved licenses, either with conditions similar to the screenshot or with a simple Policy with `License is unresolved` condition
2. Upload a BOM with unresolved licenses -> at least 1 Policy Violation
3. Change the license of a component without a license to Apache-2.0
4. Check the policy violations -> still the same number of violations

### Expected Behavior

In v4, policy violations were refreshed on every component update in the UI, not just on the BOM upload.

### Dependency-Track Version

5.x

### Browser

Google Chrome

### Checklist

- [x] I have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#filing-issues)
- [x] I have checked the [existing issues](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/issues) for whether this defect was already reported

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by tracing the UI component-license update path and compare it with the BOM-upload policy-evaluation path. Reproduce the unresolved-to-Apache-2.0 transition, then verify that the policy-violation count refreshes after the component update without reuploading the BOM.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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