Impact Category record form

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title: Impact Category record form
description: Add impact category details such as name, criteria, applicable timeframes, and maximum RTO value in BCM UIB Workspace.
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# Impact Category record form

Add impact category details such as name, criteria, applicable timeframes, and maximum RTO value in BCM UIB Workspace.

## Impact Category record form

For description of the field values, see the table.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Name|Name of the impact category.|
|Contributes to|Contribution to RPO or RTO as a result of the impact on business disruption. If the impact category contributes to Recovery Point Objective, then the Impact analysis questions related list appears.|
|Applicable timeframes|Duration of business process disruption. This field appears only if the **Contributes to** field value is **RTO**.|
|Maximum RTO value|Metric that calculates the maximum time limit within which the business must recover an element after a disruption.|
|Description|Brief description of the impact category.|
|Helper text|Field to add the helper text. It provides a hint to the users on how to respond to the assessment questions. The helper text is then displayed for the user in the business impact analysis record.|

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