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

Add an impacted area to a privacy case

Add the impacted areas or objects that are affected by the privacy case or event in the Privacy Case Management application.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_privacy_case.privacy_case_analyst

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Privacy Management > Privacy Workspace.

  2. Select the list icon

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  1. Select All Cases.

  2. Open the case for which you want to add an impacted area.

  3. Select New.

  4. On the Impacted area form, fill in the fields.

FieldDescription
CaseCase for which you're adding the impacted areas. This field is automatically set to the case name.
Impacted area typeType of the impacted area. For example, the location of the event or case. The choices are as follows:- Control - Entity - Location - User - Company - Processing activity Note: You can also configure your own impacted area type.
Impacted areaAreas or objects that are affected by the case or event. This field is available only when a value is selected from Impacted area type. For example, 10065 East Harvard Avenue, Denver,CO.
TitleTitle of the impacted area.
DescriptionBrief description of the impacted areas or objects.
  1. Select Save.

Parent Topic:Using Privacy Case Management