Who is this article for?

   Users responsible for carrying out Assurances for Controls.

   Risk module access is required.

Assurances are an important tool to give your organisation the confidence that your goals can be achieved with negligible Risk, following the application of the defined Controls. This article walks you through the process of completing an Assurance.

1. Starting an Assurance
   
   1. Video
   2. Steps
2. Further reading

1. Starting an Assurance

1.1. Video

1.2. Steps

To create an Assurance:

1. Access the Risk menu.
2. Select Controls.

3. Open the Control record you need to complete an Assurance for.

4. Switch to the Assurance tab.

5. Click Start Assurance.

6. Add an Owner for the Assurance.

7. Set a Due Date.
   This is the date the Assurance needs to be completed by.
8. Click Save.

You will be taken back to the Control record, where your Assurance will be listed in the tab.

To complete an Assurance:

1. Click Begin Assurance.
   You will only see this button if you are the Owner.

2. Determine the Assurance level.
3. Click Submit Assurance.

To view historical assurance data, click History. Here, you can see a list of all Assurances previously completed for this Control.

2. Further reading

• Starting Assessments for a Control
• Exporting Control data