Link Action tasks

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read link-action-tasks.md

Link Action tasks for existing impacted areas from within a regulatory change task or directly through the regulatory alert.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_grc_reg_change.user

Procedure

Navigate to All > Regulatory Change Management > Compliance Workspace.
Go to List > Regulatory alerts > All assigned alerts.
Select and open the required regulatory alert.
On the Regulatory tasks tab, select and open the required regulatory change task.
Navigate to the Action tasks tab on a regulatory change task.
Select Link action tasks.
Select the impacted areas for which you want to create action tasks.
Select Add.

[Omitted image "link-action-tasks.png"] Alt text: Create action tasks for impacted areas.

Result

An action task is created for each of the selected impacted areas within the specific regulatory task.

Impacted areas such as a citation, control objective, control, or policy, displays the linked action task in its Regulatory action tasks tab.

Linking action tasks automates task assignment for each impacted area, ensuring accountability and streamlined execution of regulatory requirements across the organization.

What to do next

After the action tasks are created, the tasks appear in the list for the owners. The owner works on the action tasks and closes them.

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---
title: Link Action tasks
description: Link Action tasks for existing impacted areas from within a regulatory change task or directly through the regulatory alert.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/regulatory-change-management-service-portal/link-action-tasks.html
release: australia
product: Regulatory Change Management Service Portal
classification: regulatory-change-management-service-portal
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Change tasks, Manage regulatory tasks, Regulatory Change Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Link Action tasks

Link Action tasks for existing impacted areas from within a regulatory change task or directly through the regulatory alert.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_grc\_reg\_change.user

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Regulatory Change Management** &gt; **Compliance Workspace**.

2. Go to **List** &gt; **Regulatory alerts** &gt; **All assigned alerts**.

3. Select and open the required regulatory alert.

4. On the **Regulatory tasks** tab, select and open the required regulatory change task.

5. Navigate to the **Action tasks** tab on a regulatory change task.

6. Select **Link action tasks**.

7. Select the impacted areas for which you want to create action tasks.

8. Select **Add**.

\[Omitted image "link-action-tasks.png"\] Alt text: Create action tasks for impacted areas.

## Result

An action task is created for each of the selected impacted areas within the specific regulatory task.

Impacted areas such as a citation, control objective, control, or policy, displays the linked action task in its **Regulatory action tasks** tab.

Linking action tasks automates task assignment for each impacted area, ensuring accountability and streamlined execution of regulatory requirements across the organization.

## What to do next

After the action tasks are created, the tasks appear in the list for the owners. The owner works on the action tasks and closes them.