Create new external assessment template form
Use the external assessment template form to capture all the information that you need to create an external assessment template. As a third-party risk manager, you can create an assessment template.
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Description |
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Name |
Name of the assessment template. |
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Assessment results valid duration (days) |
The number of days that the default assessment will be valid. |
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Assessment duration (days) |
Time provided for the entire external assessment to be completed. |
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Questionnaire duration (days) |
Time allocated for the assessor to complete the questionnaire portion of the assessment. |
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Questionnaire review duration (days) |
Time allocated for the third-party risk admin to review the responses provided to questionnaire. |
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Created by |
User who created the template. |
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Created |
Time when the template was created. |
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Updated |
Time when the template was last updated. |
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Supports smart assessment |
Option that indicates that the assessment template can be used with the Smart Assessment Engine.Note: For existing assessments, this option is not set when there are classic questionnaire and document request templates that have not been migrated and published. This option is set automatically when an SAE questionnaire or document request template has been added manually. When you create a new assessment template and have the Smart Assessment Engine property enabled, this field is selected by default after saving the template. |
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Description |
Description of the assessment. |
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Questionnaire templates | |
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Name |
Name of the questionnaire template. |
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Third-party risk area |
The third-party risk area that applies to this questionnaire template. |
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Description |
Description of the questionnaire template. |
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Document request templates | |
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Name |
Name of the document request template. |
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Third-party risk area |
The third-party risk area that applies to this document request template. |
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Description |
Description of the document request template. |
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SAE Questionnaire templates | |
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Name |
Name of the questionnaire template. |
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Third-party risk area |
The third-party risk area that applies to this questionnaire template. |
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Description |
Description of the questionnaire template. |
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SAE Document templates | |
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Name |
Name of the document request template. |
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Third-party risk area |
The third-party risk area that applies to this document request template. |
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Description |
Description of the document request template. |
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--- title: Create new external assessment template form description: Use the external assessment template form to capture all the information that you need to create an external assessment template. As a third-party risk manager, you can create an assessment template. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/third-party-risk-management/create-assess-template-form.html release: australia product: Third-party Risk Management classification: third-party-risk-management topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 2 breadcrumb: [Third-party \(external\) risk assessment management, Reference, Third-party Risk Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance] --- # Create new external assessment template form Use the external assessment template form to capture all the information that you need to create an external assessment template. As a third-party risk manager, you can create an assessment template. <table id="table_FloorForm"><thead><tr><th> Field </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Name </td><td> Name of the assessment template. </td></tr><tr><td> Assessment results valid duration \(days\) </td><td> The number of days that the default assessment will be valid. </td></tr><tr><td> Assessment duration \(days\) </td><td> Time provided for the entire external assessment to be completed. </td></tr><tr><td> Questionnaire duration \(days\) </td><td> Time allocated for the assessor to complete the questionnaire portion of the assessment. </td></tr><tr><td> Questionnaire review duration \(days\) </td><td> Time allocated for the third-party risk admin to review the responses provided to questionnaire. </td></tr><tr><td> Created by </td><td> User who created the template. </td></tr><tr><td> Created </td><td> Time when the template was created. </td></tr><tr><td> Updated </td><td> Time when the template was last updated. </td></tr><tr><td> Supports smart assessment </td><td> Option that indicates that the assessment template can be used with the Smart Assessment Engine.**Note:** For existing assessments, this option is not set when there are classic questionnaire and document request templates that have not been migrated and published. This option is set automatically when an SAE questionnaire or document request template has been added manually. When you create a new assessment template and have the Smart Assessment Engine property enabled, this field is selected by default after saving the template. </td></tr><tr><td> Description </td><td> Description of the assessment. </td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2"> **Questionnaire templates** </td></tr><tr><td> Name </td><td> Name of the questionnaire template. </td></tr><tr><td> Third-party risk area </td><td> The third-party risk area that applies to this questionnaire template. </td></tr><tr><td> Description </td><td> Description of the questionnaire template. </td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2"> **Document request templates** </td></tr><tr><td> Name </td><td> Name of the document request template. </td></tr><tr><td> Third-party risk area </td><td> The third-party risk area that applies to this document request template. </td></tr><tr><td> Description </td><td> Description of the document request template. </td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2"> **SAE Questionnaire templates** </td></tr><tr><td> Name </td><td> Name of the questionnaire template. </td></tr><tr><td> Third-party risk area </td><td> The third-party risk area that applies to this questionnaire template. </td></tr><tr><td> Description </td><td> Description of the questionnaire template. </td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2"> **SAE Document templates** </td></tr><tr><td> Name </td><td> Name of the document request template. </td></tr><tr><td> Third-party risk area </td><td> The third-party risk area that applies to this document request template. </td></tr><tr><td> Description </td><td> Description of the document request template. </td></tr></tbody> </table>**Parent Topic:**[Third-party \(external\) risk assessment management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/third-party-risk-management/tprm-ws-dd-mgt-pg-extrnl-assessment.md) **Related topics** [Create an external assessment template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/third-party-risk-management/create-vendor-risk-assess-temp.md)
| title | Create new external assessment template form |
| description | Use the external assessment template form to capture all the information that you need to create an external assessment template. As a third-party risk manager, you can create an assessment template. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/third-party-risk-management/create-assess-template-form.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Third-party Risk Management |
| classification | third-party-risk-management |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 2 |
| breadcrumb | Third-party \(external\) risk assessment managementReferenceThird-party Risk ManagementGovernanceRiskand Compliance |