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Release: Australia · Updated: 2025-11-24 · Official documentation · View source

Configure boundary hierarchy

Establish parent-child relationships between authorization boundaries to improve boundary management, visibility, and organizational structure within Continuous Authorization and Monitoring. You can assign a parent boundary and associate multiple child boundaries to authorization boundary.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_irm_cont_auth.system_owner, sn_irm_cont_auth.info_system_sec_officer, sn_irm_cont_auth.system_owner, sn_irm_cont_auth.admin, sn_irm_cont_auth.system_user, sn_irm_cont_auth.info_system_sec_officer

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > CAM Workspace and then select the
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List icon icon.
  1. From the Authorization boundaries under the Risk Management Framework (RMF) list, select an authorization boundary record.

  2. To add a parent boundary, select the Parent boundary from the Details list in the authorization boundary.

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Adding parent boundary.
  1. To add a child boundary, select the Child Boundaries related list and perform the following steps:

    1. Select Add to add child boundaries.
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Adding a child boundary.
2.  Select one or more authorization boundaries and select **Add**.
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Adding Child Authorization Boundary.
    You can add multiple child authorization boundaries.

Result

You can view the child boundaries in the Highlighted details panel under the Boundary hierarchy section.

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Viewing child boundary hierarchy.

Parent Topic:View reports on authorization boundary elements