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Create a new action task for the alert

Create a new action task for the alert so that you can assign the action tasks to the compliance and risk users and mark a due date for the action tasks.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_grc_reg_change.user

About this task

The user with the sn_grc_reg_change.user role assigns the selected action task to the users with the sn_compliance.manager and sn_risk.manager roles depending on the action area of the alert such as compliance or risk. Once the compliance and risk users complete the action tasks associated with the alert, the alert and the parent regulatory change task are closed automatically.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Regulatory Change Management > Compliance Workspace.

    The Regulatory Change Management application in the Compliance Workspace is displayed.

  2. In the List view, navigate to Lists > Regulatory Alerts > Assigned Alerts view.

  3. Complete one of the following tasks depending on the type of the alert.

    FieldDescription
    Regulatory event alertSelect the regulatory event alert for which the regulatory change task is in the In progress state and the Action tasks related list is displayed in the alert UI page.
    Source document alertSelect the source document alert for which the source document import task is in the In progress state and the Action tasks related list is displayed in the alert UI page.
  4. Navigate to the Action Tasks related list and select New.

    Note: Only when the regulatory task is in New, Work in Progress, or Implementation states, you can create a new action task.

FieldDescription
General
NameName of the action task.
InstructionsInstructions related to the action task.
Classification
TypeType of the action task:- None - Business Impact - Change Policies - Executive Briefing - Legal Review - Notification - Others
PriorityPriority of the action task:- None - 1 - Critical - 2 - High - 3 - Moderate - 4 - Low - 5 - Planning
Area of Impact
Impacted regulatory itemTable to obtain the impacted regulatory item from. For example, Control objective.
Impacted areaSpecific impacted area of the selected table. For example, if you selected control objective in the impacted regulatory item, then you can select the SOX-GLC-66 Location code/Internal order request interface from SURF to SAP objective control objective.
Assignment
Assignment GroupGroup that is assigned the action task. This field is automatically set to display the assignment group.
Assigned toUser who is assigned the task. This field is automatically set to display the assignee of the task.
Schedule
Due dateDate by which the action task must be complete.
Closed onDate on which the action tasks is closed.
Additional Details
TitleTitle of the regulatory alert
DescriptionDescription of the regulatory alert
Regulatory TaskUnique identification number for the regulatory task. This field is automatically set to display the regulatory task identification number.
Activity Journal
Watch listList of users who receive notifications about the updates.
Restrict worknotes toUsers to whom you want to restrict the worknotes.
Work notes \(Private\)Log of the work notes.
Response notesDisplays the response notes.
Attachments
AttachmentsAttachments related to the task.
  1. In the action tasks form, verify that the mandatory fields are updated.

    The action task is marked for the sn_compliance.manager or the sn_risk.manager users.

  2. To save the changes, select Save.

Result

The action task is marked for the users with the sn_compliance.manager or the sn_risk.manager roles.

What to do next

Complete the action task associated with the alert