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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Create and run a manual risk indicator in the Risk Workspace

Create and run a manual risk indicator to identify the possibility of a future adverse impact on your organization. Indicators are an early warning system and they enable you to take preventative actions on risks. In a manual indicator, the results are manually gathered using task assignments.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_risk.manager or sn_risk.admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Risk > Risk Workspace > Indicators > Risk indicators.

  2. Click New.

  3. On the form, fill in the fields.

FieldDescription
CategoryCategory of the indicator. For example, select Risk Indicator to create a risk indicator.
Inherit from templateOption to create the indicator from an existing template.
TemplateTemplate used to create the indicator. This field appears only if the Inherit from template option is selected.
Override templateOption to override the template's properties such as the name of the indicator.
NameName of the indicator. If you select a template in the Template field, then this field is automatically set to the template name.
DescriptionBrief description of the indicator. This field is automatically set if you select a template in the Template field.
EntityEntity used to filter risks.
Applies to recordRecord that the entity applies to. This field is automatically set.
RiskFiltered risk that is related to the indicator.Note: If you have selected an indicator template, then the risk is also filtered based on the template.
Owning groupGroup that owns the indicator. This field is automatically set based on the owning group of the risk.
OwnerOwner of the indicator. This field is automatically set to the owner's name based on the risk.
Method
TypeMethod used to determine the type of indicator. Select Manual.
Target typeType of the target value. Choices are as follows:- None: Use this option if you do not want to set up any target or threshold for the indicator. - Percentage: Use this option to determine the indicator result by a percentage value. - Count: Use this option to determine the indicator result by a count value or total number.
Value mandatoryOption to decide if a value is required in the indicator task for a manual indicator. Note: This option is automatically selected when Count or Percentage is selected from the Target type field.
TargetNumerical value that is your goal for the indicator. This value determines if the indicator succeeded \(passed\) or failed. For example, if your goal for employee retention is 80%, you can enter the goal as the value. Any result less than 80% would mean the indicator failed.
Result if the value meets or exceeds the target valueResult configuration field. The choices are as follows:- Passed - Failed For example, assume you enter 80 in the Target field. If the indicator result output is more than 80, then the Indicator status field is set to Passed or Failed based on the value configured in the Result based on target value field.
Instructions for collecting dataMore instructions on how to collect data.
Reference fieldConnection between the supporting data table and the Applies to record field of the entity.
Basic Criteria
Note: This section appears only after you specify supporting data.
CriteriaCriteria to filter the data from the source table. Click Set conditions inside the field and create filters for the conditions.
Schedule
Collection frequencyCollection frequency for indicator results. Indicator tasks and results are generated automatically based on the indicator schedule.
First run dateDate the indicator was first run.
Next run dateNext collection time for indicator results. This field is automatically set based on the value in the Collection frequency field. You can also edit this field and change the date.Note: This field only gets updated based on the scheduled runs and not when the indicators are manually executed.
Results
StatusStatus of the indicator to show whether the indicator passed or failed.
Previous statusPrevious status of the indicator to show whether the indicator passed or failed.
  1. Click Save.

  2. To collect supporting data, click Specify supporting data and do the following:

    1. In the Source table field, select the table used for collecting supporting data.

    2. In the Supporting data fields field, select the fields of the source table that are used for collecting the supporting data.

      While specifying the supporting data fields, you cannot dot-walk in the Risk Workspace.

    3. In the Sample size field, specify the minimum number of records that must be used for collecting supporting data.

    4. Click Save and reload the form.

  3. Click Execute.

    An indicator task is created and assigned to the risk owner. After the risk owner closes the indicator task, the Indicator Results related list appears.

  4. To see the results of the indicator task, click the Indicator Results related list and do the following:

    1. Click the result that you want to view.

    2. To view the snapshot of the supporting data, click View supporting data.

    3. To view a particular live record, click View for that record.

      Live records always open in the classic user interface and not in the Risk Workspace user interface.

Parent Topic:Using the Risk Workspace