Manage transfer mechanisms in the Privacy Workspace

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

Add or update the existing transfer mechanisms in your Privacy Management application, so that privacy analysts can add them to data transfer records.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_privacy.manager

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Privacy Workspace.
Select the List icon [Omitted image "ListsIcon.jpg"] Alt text:.
In the Lists tab, navigate to Privacy elements > Transfer mechanisms.
1. To add a new transfer mechanism, select New.

Field	Description
Name	Name of the transfer mechanism.
Special exemption	Option to indicate whether the mechanism is a case-specific exception rather than a reusable transfer safeguard.For example, explicit consent and legal claims are commonly treated as special exemptions.
Active	Option to activate the transfer mechanism. Only active transfer mechanisms are available for selection when adding them to a data transfer.
Description	Description of the transfer mechanism. An analyst can see the description while adding a transfer mechanism to a data transfer.

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).

2.  To update an existing transfer mechanism, select the record, and edit the details.

Select Save.

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title: Manage transfer mechanisms in the Privacy Workspace
description: Add or update the existing transfer mechanisms in your Privacy Management application, so that privacy analysts can add them to data transfer records.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/privacy-workspace/update-transfer-mechanism.html
release: australia
product: Privacy Workspace
classification: privacy-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Transfer mechanisms, Manage data transfers, Use, Privacy Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Manage transfer mechanisms in the Privacy Workspace

Add or update the existing transfer mechanisms in your Privacy Management application, so that privacy analysts can add them to data transfer records.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_privacy.manager

## 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 **Privacy elements** &gt; **Transfer mechanisms**.

    1.  To add a new transfer mechanism, select **New**.

<table><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Name

</td><td>

Name of the transfer mechanism.

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

Special exemption

</td><td>

Option to indicate whether the mechanism is a case-specific exception rather than a reusable transfer safeguard.For example, explicit consent and legal claims are commonly treated as special exemptions.

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

Active

</td><td>

Option to activate the transfer mechanism. Only active transfer mechanisms are available for selection when adding them to a data transfer.

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

Description

</td><td>

Description of the transfer mechanism. An analyst can see the description while adding a transfer mechanism to a data transfer.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>        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).

    2.  To update an existing transfer mechanism, select the record, and edit the details.

4.  Select **Save**.


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