Set up a risk appetite scale

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title: Set up a risk appetite scale
description: Set up a risk appetite scale in the Advanced Risk application to define the qualitative risk appetite within your organization.
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# Set up a risk appetite scale

Set up a risk appetite scale in the Advanced Risk application to define the qualitative risk appetite within your organization.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_risk.admin

## About this task

Use a risk appetite scales to define the qualitative risk appetite on the risk statement, entity, and risk records. The risk appetite scales that are shipped by default are as follows:

-   **1-Averse**
-   **2-Minimalist**
-   **3-Cautious**
-   **4-Open**
-   **5-Hungry**

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Advanced Risk Assessment** > **Administration** > **Risk Appetite Scales**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_aqy_k2x_rvb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the risk appetite scale. For example, Hungry.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Option to enable the appetite scale. You can't delete a risk appetite scale. Instead, you make it as inactive. This option is automatically selected.**Note:** When you make a risk appetite scale active or inactive, it affects multiple records, such as related risk assessments, entities, risk statements, and risks.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Brief description about the appetite scale.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Value

</td><td>

Value of the risk appetite scale. This field defines a numerical value of the risk appetite scales.**Note:** Any change in the risk appetite value affects multiple records, such as related risk assessments, entities, risk statements, and risks.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Display order

</td><td>

Order of the risk appetite scale. This field enables you to set a sequence in which the risk appetite scale appears.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Select **Submit**.


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