Add a transfer mechanism to a data transfer record

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read add-transfer-mechanism-dt.md

Assign a transfer mechanism to a data transfer record to document the legal safeguard that permits the transfer of personal data.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_privacy.analyst

About this task

A data transfer record generated from a hierarchy relationship does not have a transfer mechanism assigned by default. Review each data transfer record and assign the mechanism that provides the legal basis or safeguard for the transfer.

Note: If a transfer mechanism is not available for selection, a privacy manager with the sn_privacy.manager role has to add it in the Privacy Workspace. For steps, see Manage transfer mechanisms in the Privacy Workspace.

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Privacy Workspace.
Select the List icon [Omitted image "ListsIcon.jpg"] Alt text:.
In the Lists tab, navigate to Processing activities > All processing activities.
Open the processing activity.
Navigate to Regulatory details > Data transfers.
In the Transfer mechanism column, double-click the respective cell to select the applicable transfer mechanism for that data transfer record.

For a list of transfer mechanisms in Privacy Management, see Transfer mechanisms.
Select Save.

Parent Topic:Transfer mechanisms

Keywords data transfertransfer mechanism

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---
title: Add a transfer mechanism to a data transfer record
description: Assign a transfer mechanism to a data transfer record to document the legal safeguard that permits the transfer of personal data.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/add-transfer-mechanism-dt.html
release: australia
product: Privacy Workspace
classification: privacy-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [data transfer, transfer mechanism]
breadcrumb: [Transfer mechanisms, Manage data transfers, Use, Privacy Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Add a transfer mechanism to a data transfer record

Assign a transfer mechanism to a data transfer record to document the legal safeguard that permits the transfer of personal data.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_privacy.analyst

## About this task

**Note:** If a transfer mechanism is not available for selection, a privacy manager with the sn\_privacy.manager role has to add it in the Privacy Workspace. For steps, see [Manage transfer mechanisms in the Privacy Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/update-transfer-mechanism.md).

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Privacy Workspace**.

2. Select the List icon \[Omitted image "ListsIcon.jpg"\] Alt text:.

3. In the **Lists** tab, navigate to **Processing activities** &gt; **All processing activities**.

4. Open the processing activity.

5. Navigate to **Regulatory details** &gt; **Data transfers**.

6. In the **Transfer mechanism** column, double-click the respective cell to select the applicable transfer mechanism for that data transfer record.

For a list of transfer mechanisms in Privacy Management, see [Transfer mechanisms](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/transfer-mechanisms.md).

7. Select **Save**.

**Parent Topic:**[Transfer mechanisms](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/transfer-mechanisms.md)