Create a control indicator using the Compliance Workspace

Indicator data for controls, risk, and audit evidence are measured differently depending on the GRC application.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_compliance_admin, sn_compliance_manager

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Compliance Workspace
Select the List icon on the sidebar.
From Control monitoring list, navigate to All indicators.
Select New.
On the form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Category	The type of indicator being created. Select Compliance Indicator for control indicator.
Inherit from template	Use a selected template to fill in the form.
Template	If you selected the Inherit from template check box, select the template you want to use to fill in the form. After you have selected a template, the rest of the fields in the Create New Indicator screen are pre-filled and set to Read-only.
Override template	If you selected the Inherit from template check box, and you want to customize your entries in the form, select this check box. You can then edit some or all of the fields on the form.
Name	Name of the indicator.
Description	A description of this indicator.
Entity	Entity associated with this indicator.
Control	Control associated with this indicator.
Owning group	Group that owns the indicator.
Owner	Indicator owner.
Method
Type	Results can be gathered manually using task assignment or automatically using basic filter conditions, Performance Analytics, or a script.- Manual Basic Script
Target Type	Type of the target value. The choices are as follows:- None: Use this option if you don’t 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.
Target	Value to determine if the indicator will pass or fail.
Value mandatory	Option to decide if a value must be compulsory in the indicator task for a manual indicator. Note: This option appears only if Manual is selected from the Type field. This option is automatically selected if Count or the Percentage is selected from the Target type field.
Result if the value meets or exceeds the target value	Result configuration field. The choices are as follows:- Passed Failed For example, assume you enter `100` in this field. If the indicator result output is more than 100, then the indicator status will pass or fail based on the value configured in this field.
Instructions for collecting data	Additional instructions for the collection of indicator results.
Applies to	Entity related to the Item.
Last result passed	Option that indicates whether last result passed.
Schedule
Collection frequency	Collection frequency for indicator results. Indicator tasks and results are generated automatically based on the indicator schedule.
Next run date	Next collection time for indicator results.
First run rate	First collection time for indicator results. This field is automatically set based on when an indicator or indicator template runs for the first time. This value in this field can't be modified.
Due date duration (days)	Due date duration in days between the creation and due date of the indicator task and generation of its results.The due date duration added to the creation date reflects as the Due date of the indicator task. This field appears only when Manual is selected from the Type field. For more information, see Performance enhancements for Indicator nightly job.
Supporting Data
Note: Starting with Version 10.1, the actual historical data for the supporting data records from the indicator results or indicator tasks is displayed. Earlier, only the real-time state of the records collected could be viewed.
Specify supporting data	Option to enable collecting supporting data or evidence every time the indicator runs.This option appears after the indicator is saved.
Source table	Use supporting data to gather supporting evidence from other applications.
Supporting data fields	Supporting data fields based on the selected table.
Sample collection type
Sample size	Minimum number of records that must be used for collecting supporting data.For example, a basic indicator could query a large table, returning thousands of records with each indicator execution. You don't have to save all of them; just a sample of those records. If you enter a sample size of 100, only 100 records are saved, even though the query returned thousands.
Basic criteria
Criteria	Use Set Conditions to create criteria to filter the data from the source table.
Use reference field	Option to enable the use of the Reference field.
Reference field	Connection between the supporting data table and the Applies to record field of the entity.
Additional criteria
To create indicators with targets, use the advanced filter criteria. This section appears only when you select Basic from the Type field. This section is used to provide more filter criteria.
Additional criteria	Use Set Conditions to add additional criteria.This section only appears when Percentage is selected from the Target type field.
Settings
Functional domain	Identifies the business function the indicator template belongs to. For example, Cybersecurity and risk, or IT risk and compliance.

6. Select **Submit**.

What to do next

If you are implementing the Policy and Compliance Management software, you have completed the mandatory setup steps. Return to the Policy and Compliance Management setup checklist and proceed to the optional steps, as needed.