Respond to an assessment

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title: Respond to an assessment
description: Respond to an assessment that has been assigned to your queue. Your responses to the assessment help with making informed decisions and taking targeted actions by using the Smart Assessment Engine application.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/sae-asmnt-respond.html
release: australia
product: Smart Assessment Engine
classification: smart-assessment-engine
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Respond to assessments, Manage, Smart Assessment Engine, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Respond to an assessment

Respond to an assessment that has been assigned to your queue. Your responses to the assessment help with making informed decisions and taking targeted actions by using the Smart Assessment Engine application.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_smart\_asmt.actor

## About this task

When you’re assigned a task to respond to an assessment, you submit your responses to the assessment within the relevant workspace. Smart assessments are available for use with Control attestation and Risk identification. Your responses can help with gathering evidence to prove that a control is implemented or help identify gaps that can lead to potential risk.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to your workspace.

2.  Navigate to your list of assigned assessments.

    Here’s an example of how to navigate to this list in the Compliance Workspace.

    1.  Navigate to **All** > **Policy and Compliance** > **Compliance Workspace**.
    2.  Select the tasks icon \[Omitted image "list-icon.png"\] Alt text:.
    3.  Select the **Control attestations** > **Smart Assessments** on the left panel.
    4.  The smart assessments list is displayed.
3.  Select the assessment you want to respond to.

4.  Review any instructions or reference information.

    You may see additional question guidance text for your review as you complete the questions.

5.  Answer all relevant questions in the questionnaire.

    Your responses are automatically saved.

6.  Select **Submit**.

7.  Alternatively, you can complete smart assessment responses from the Employee Center.

    To respond to an assessment from the portal:

    1.  In the Employee Center, open **My Assessments**.

    2.  Open the assigned assessment and answer the questions.

    3.  Select **Submit**.