Decision form

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title: Decision form
description: The decision form enables you to create a decision or plan for a demand to resolve or mitigate a risk or issue.
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# Decision form

The decision form enables you to create a decision or plan for a demand to resolve or mitigate a risk or issue.

<table id="table_ckc_gs2_1vb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Number

</td><td>

System-generated ID number with a configurable prefix.

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

State

</td><td>

Current state of the decision. Decisions are created in the Open state.The available values are:

-   Pending
-   Open
-   Work in Progress
-   Closed Complete
-   Closed Incomplete
-   Closed Skipped

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

Priority

</td><td>

Urgency of approving or implementing the decision based on the possible impact. Decisions are created with Low priority.The available values are:

-   Critical
-   High
-   Moderate
-   Low
-   Planning

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

Decision status

</td><td>

Status of the decision. The available values are Pending, Approved, and Rejected.

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

Impact

</td><td>

Impact of the decision on the demand. Decisions are created with Low impact.The available values are:

-   High
-   Medium
-   Low

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

Approval required

</td><td>

Indicates whether approval of the decision is required.

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

Estimated Cost

</td><td>

Estimated cost of implementing the decision.

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

Due date

</td><td>

Requested date for decision approval or implementation.

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

Assigned to

</td><td>

Resource assigned to work on the decision. The default value is the name of the user creating the decision is populated.

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

Parent

</td><td>

Demand associated with the decision. This field is auto-populated.

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

Short description

</td><td>

Brief summary of the decision.

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

Description

</td><td>

Brief description of the decision and its impacts on the demand.

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

Work notes

</td><td>

Information about the decision.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>