Enable key stakeholders to update processing activities directly

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read assign-pa-to-keystakeholders.md

Enable stakeholders to update processing activities directly from the Employee Center by assigning the activity to them.

Before you begin

The stakeholder must have the processing activity privilege Edit processing activity and respond to privacy assessments.

Role required: sn_privacy.analyst

About this task

Processing activities must be in the Discover state to be assigned to a key stakeholder.

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Privacy Workspace.
Select the List icon [Omitted image "ListsIcon.jpg"] Alt text:.
In the Lists tab, select Processing activities > Unassigned processing activities.
Select the processing activity to be assigned to a key stakeholder.
Select the more actions icon [Omitted image "more-actions-new.png"], and select Assign to key stakeholder.

Note: If a different stakeholder is already assigned to the processing activity, select Reassign to key stakeholder to remove that stakeholder's edit access.
In the Assign to key stakeholder window, select a stakeholder.

Note: Only stakeholders with the Edit processing activity and respond to privacy assessments privilege are listed. To modify privileges, see Add key stakeholders to a processing activity.
Select Assign.

Result

The assigned stakeholder receives an email notifying them of the processing activity assignment. The stakeholder can navigate to Employee Center > GRC tasks > Tasks > My pending tasks > Processing activities to view and edit the assigned processing activity record.

What to do next

Send a privacy assessment from a processing activity

Parent Topic:Using Privacy Management

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---
title: Enable key stakeholders to update processing activities directly
description: Enable stakeholders to update processing activities directly from the Employee Center by assigning the activity to them.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/assign-pa-to-keystakeholders.html
release: australia
product: Privacy Workspace
classification: privacy-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Use, Privacy Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Enable key stakeholders to update processing activities directly

Enable stakeholders to update processing activities directly from the Employee Center by assigning the activity to them.

## Before you begin

The stakeholder must have the processing activity privilege **Edit processing activity and respond to privacy assessments**.

Role required: sn\_privacy.analyst

## About this task

Processing activities must be in the Discover state to be assigned to a key stakeholder.

## Procedure

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

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

3. In the **Lists** tab, select **Processing activities** &gt; **Unassigned processing activities**.

4. Select the processing activity to be assigned to a key stakeholder.

5. Select the more actions icon \[Omitted image "more-actions-new.png"\], and select **Assign to key stakeholder**.

**Note:** If a different stakeholder is already assigned to the processing activity, select **Reassign to key stakeholder** to remove that stakeholder's edit access.

6. In the **Assign to key stakeholder** window, select a stakeholder.

**Note:** Only stakeholders with the **Edit processing activity and respond to privacy assessments** privilege are listed. To modify privileges, see [Add key stakeholders to a processing activity](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/add-stakeholders-to-a-pa.md).

7. Select **Assign**.

## Result

The assigned stakeholder receives an email notifying them of the processing activity assignment. The stakeholder can navigate to **Employee Center** &gt; **GRC tasks** &gt; **Tasks** &gt; **My pending tasks** &gt; **Processing activities** to view and edit the assigned processing activity record.

## What to do next

[Send a privacy assessment from a processing activity](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/send-privacy-asmt-from-pa.md)

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