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

Create a fourth-nth party record

Create a fourth-nth party record by using the Third-party Risk Management application. You can create fourth-nth party records manually as an alternative to using a fourth-party registration questionnaire.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_vdr_risk_asmt.vendor_risk_assessor

About this task

If you only need to create one fourth-nth party record or don't have time to send a questionnaire to a third party, you can create a fourth-nth party record manually. To create and register multiple fourth-nth party records, see Register a fourth-nth party.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Workspaces > Vendor Management Workspace.

  2. Select the list icon

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and then navigate to **Third parties** > **All fourth parties**.
  1. Select New.

  2. On the form, fill in the fields.

FieldDescription
Company section
NameName of the fourth-nth party that is associated with the record.
Status

Status of the fourth-nth party:

  • Active
  • Onboarding
  • Prospect
  • Active unauthorized
  • Terminated
  • Onboarding rejected Note: After a fourth-nth party record is active, it’s available for use in your risk management program.
WebsiteURL for the fourth-nth party.
DUNS numberUnique numeric identifier for the single business entity. A DUNS number isn’t legally required for a business.
NotesAdditional information about the fourth-nth party.
Contact section
Street, City, State/Province, ZIP/Postal code, Country, Phone, FaxStandard contact information for the third-party organization.
  1. Select Save.

  2. Associate the active fourth-nth party record with a third party by navigating to the Downstream Suppliers tab of the desired third party and selecting Add.

    The fourth-nth party record is active and associated with a third party.

    For more information on fourth-nth parties, see Monitoring your fourth-nth parties.