Submit an assessment

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title: Submit an assessment
description: You must have the assessment actor role to complete and submit the assessment. The submit button becomes enabled once all required questions are answered.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/submit-an-assessment.html
release: australia
product: Smart Assessment Engine
classification: smart-assessment-engine
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Respond to assessments, Manage, Smart Assessment Engine, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Submit an assessment

You must have the assessment actor role to complete and submit the assessment. The submit button becomes enabled once all required questions are answered.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_smart\_asmt.actor

An active delegate of the primary responder can also submit the assessment, if the delegate has the Assessment actor \[sn\_smart\_asmt.actor\] role. For more information, see [Delegation in Smart Assessment Engine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/delegation-in-sae.md).

## About this task

A lock icon next to the submit button indicates the number of required questions remaining. Hovering over the lock icon displays the exact count, helping you track your progress.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to your workspace and then to your list of 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.
2.  Select the assessments that you want to submit.

3.  To submit the assessment, select **Submit**.

    The submit dialog box appears.

4.  Read the confirmation message and select the check box.

5.  Select **Submit**.