Define risk statement hierarchy
Risk managers establish parent and child relationships on the risk statement form.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_risk.manager
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Risk > Risk Library > Risk Statements.
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Click New.
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On the form, fill in the fields.
Note: When any of the following statement fields changes: Name, Description, Reference, Category, Type, Classification, and Attestation, all the associated controls and risks are updated, and their state is set back to Draft.
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Field |
Description |
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Name |
Name of the risk statement. |
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Parent * this field is visible only when Advanced Risk has been downloaded. |
Parent risk statement to this risk statement.
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Framework |
Framework this risk statement is associated with. |
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Category |
Choose a category. - Legal
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Assessment |
Assessment associated with this risk statement. |
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Issue group rule |
Issue group rule assigned to this risk statement for reporting and dashboard. |
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Description |
Description of the risk statement. |
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Additional information |
Additional information for this risk statement. |
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Default Scores | |
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Inherent SLE |
Monetary value of a risk if it occurs before any mitigation strategies are in place. |
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Residual SLE |
Monetary value of a risk if it occurs after all mitigation strategies are in place. |
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Inherent ARO |
Probability that a risk occurs in any given year before any mitigation strategies are in place. |
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Residual ARO |
Probability that a risk will occur in any given year after all mitigation strategies are in place. |
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Risk Rollup and Tolerance * this tab is visible only when Advanced Risk has been downloaded. | |
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Expected ALE |
Enter currency and amount for the expected ALE.Note: This value must be less than or equal to the Maximum acceptable ALE. |
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Maximum acceptable ALE |
Enter currency and amount for the maximum acceptable ALE.Note: This value must be greater than or equal to theExpected ALE. |
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Sum of calculated ALE |
This is a calculation based on all the underlying risks or risk statements. |
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Average calculated ALE |
This is a calculation based on all the underlying risks or risk statements. |
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Maximum calculated ALE |
This is a calculation based on all the underlying risks or risk statements. |
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Minimum calculated ALE |
This is a calculation based on all the underlying risks or risk statements. |
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Tolerance Status |
Automatically calculated based on tolerance values. - If the Calculated ALE is less than or equal to the Expected ALE = Acceptable in green
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Calculated Score |
The corresponding score for the calculated ALE:- Low
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To add children risk statements, click the Risk Statements related list, and click New.
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Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate and click Submit.
[Omitted image "risk-statements-related.png"] Alt text: shows how the risk statement has its own related list of children risk statements
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Repeat until you have added all the children risk statements related to this risk statement.
Parent Topic:Using Risk Management
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title: Define risk statement hierarchy
description: Risk managers establish parent and child relationships on the risk statement form.
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# Define risk statement hierarchy
Risk managers establish parent and child relationships on the risk statement form.
## Before you begin
Role required: sn\_risk.manager
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Risk** > **Risk Library** > **Risk Statements**.
2. Click **New**.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.
**Note:** When any of the following statement fields changes: Name, Description, Reference, Category, Type, Classification, and Attestation, all the associated controls and risks are updated, and their state is set back to Draft.
<table id="table_FloorForm"><thead><tr><th>
Field
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
Name
</td><td>
Name of the risk statement.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Parent \* this field is visible only when Advanced Risk has been downloaded.
</td><td>
Parent risk statement to this risk statement.
- Users select the appropriate parent from the taxonomy structure.
- If no parent is specified, the risk statement becomes the root of the tree.
- It is possible to have several of these root-type risk statements within the organization.
- A risk statement cannot be both a parent and a child of another risk statement.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Framework
</td><td>
Framework this risk statement is associated with.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Category
</td><td>
Choose a category. - Legal
- Financial
- Operational
- Reputational
- Legal/Regulatory
- Credit
- Market
- IT
</td></tr><tr><td>
Assessment
</td><td>
Assessment associated with this risk statement.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Issue group rule
</td><td>
Issue group rule assigned to this risk statement for reporting and dashboard.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Description
</td><td>
Description of the risk statement.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Additional information
</td><td>
Additional information for this risk statement.
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">
Default Scores
</td></tr><tr><td>
Inherent SLE
</td><td>
Monetary value of a risk if it occurs before any mitigation strategies are in place.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Residual SLE
</td><td>
Monetary value of a risk if it occurs after all mitigation strategies are in place.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Inherent ARO
</td><td>
Probability that a risk occurs in any given year before any mitigation strategies are in place.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Residual ARO
</td><td>
Probability that a risk will occur in any given year after all mitigation strategies are in place.
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">
Risk Rollup and Tolerance \* this tab is visible only when Advanced Risk has been downloaded.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Expected ALE
</td><td>
Enter currency and amount for the expected ALE.**Note:** This value must be less than or equal to the **Maximum acceptable ALE**.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Maximum acceptable ALE
</td><td>
Enter currency and amount for the maximum acceptable ALE.**Note:** This value must be greater than or equal to the**Expected ALE**.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Sum of calculated ALE
</td><td>
This is a calculation based on all the underlying risks or risk statements.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Average calculated ALE
</td><td>
This is a calculation based on all the underlying risks or risk statements.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Maximum calculated ALE
</td><td>
This is a calculation based on all the underlying risks or risk statements.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Minimum calculated ALE
</td><td>
This is a calculation based on all the underlying risks or risk statements.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Tolerance Status
</td><td>
Automatically calculated based on tolerance values. - If the **Calculated ALE** is less than or equal to the **Expected ALE** = Acceptable in green
- If the **Calculated ALE** is greater than the **Expected ALE**, but less than or equal to the **Max acceptable ALE** = Needs Attention in orange
- If the **Calculated ALE** is greater than the **Maximum acceptable ALE** = Unacceptable in red
</td></tr><tr><td>
Calculated Score
</td><td>
The corresponding score for the calculated ALE:- Low
- Med
- High
</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4. Click **Submit**.
5. To add children risk statements, click the **Risk Statements** related list, and click **New**.
6. Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate and click **Submit**.
\[Omitted image "risk-statements-related.png"\] Alt text: shows how the risk statement has its own related list of children risk statements
7. Repeat until you have added all the children risk statements related to this risk statement.
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