Add data subject type to privacy impact assessment

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title: Add data subject type to privacy impact assessment
description: Add data subject types to privacy impact assessment from the Employee Center.
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release: australia
product: Privacy Workspace
classification: privacy-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Use, Privacy Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Add data subject type to privacy impact assessment

Add data subject types to privacy impact assessment from the Employee Center.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_privacy.business\_user or sn\_privacy.admin

## About this task

The data subject types you add are automatically added to the processing activity after the privacy impact assessment \(PIA\) is approved.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Self-Service** > **Employee Center**.

2.  On the Employee Center home page, select **GRC tasks**.

3.  On the GRC Tasks home page, select **Tasks**.

4.  Go to **My pending tasks** > **Privacy assessments**.

5.  Open the PIA to which you want to add data subject types.

6.  On the **Data subject types** related list, select **Add**.

    **Note:** You may have to select **Resume** to view **Data subject types**.

7.  On the Add a new data subject type dialog box, fill the fields.

<table id="table_up4_lgc_cgc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Data subject type

</td><td>

Type of the data subject.

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

Data subject volume

</td><td>

Volume of the data subject.-   0-49
-   50-99
-   100-499
-   500-999
-   1000+


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

Data subject locations

</td><td>

Locations that are applicable to the data subject type.

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

Information Objects

</td><td>

Type of information object.-   Full name
-   Home address
-   Age
-   Date of birth
-   Education History
-   Gender
-   Email address
-   Criminal Record


</td></tr></tbody>
</table>8.  Select **Add**.

    A confirmation message saying that new record has been created appears.


## Result

The data subject types appear in a tabular format.

\[Omitted image "add-data-sub-type-to-pia.png"\] Alt text: Data subject types in a tabular format in Employee Center.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Privacy Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/using-privacy-mgmt.md)