Relate a control objective to a citation

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title: Relate a control objective to a citation
description: A single control objective can be mapped to many citations from different authority documents. This function allows you to test a control objective once while complying with many different citations.
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# Relate a control objective to a citation

A single control objective can be mapped to many citations from different authority documents. This function allows you to test a control objective once while complying with many different citations.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_compliance\_admin or sn\_compliance\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Policy and Compliance** > **Compliance** > **Citations**.

2.  Open a citation.

3.  In the **Control Objectives** related list, click **New**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

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

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Name

</td><td>

Name of the control objective.

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

Source

</td><td>

Source of the policy. For example, if the statement is from a third-party provider, indicate which one.

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

Source ID

</td><td>

Unique identification number used by the source to catalog this authority document.

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

Reference

</td><td>

Unique numerical identifier.

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

Policy

</td><td>

Parent control objective supported by this control objective.

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

Parent

</td><td>

References the parent content.

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

Active

</td><td>

Option that indicates if a policy is active. If the control objective is not in the **Draft** or **Retired** states, a policy is marked active.

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

Category

</td><td>

Select from a list of options:-   Acquisition or sale of facilities, technology, and services
-   Audits and risk management
-   Compliance and Governance Manual of Style
-   Human Resources management
-   Leadership and high-level objectives
-   Monitoring and measurement
-   Operational management
-   Physical and environmental protection
-   Privacy protection for information and data
-   Records management
-   System hardening through configuration management
-   Systems continuity
-   Systems design, build, and implementation
-   Technical security
-   Third Party and supply chain oversight
-   Root
-   Deprecated


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

Classification

</td><td>

Select from a list of options:-   Preventive
-   Corrective
-   Detective
-   IT Impact Zone


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

Type

</td><td>

Select from a list of options:-   Acquisition/Sale of Assets or Services
-   Actionable Reports or Measurements
-   Audits and Risk Management
-   Behavior
-   Business Processes
-   Communicate
-   Configuration
-   Data and Information Management
-   Duplicate
-   Establish Roles
-   Establish/Maintain Documentation
-   Human Resources Management
-   Investigate
-   IT Impact Zone
-   Log Management
-   Maintenance
-   Monitor and Evaluate Occurrences
-   Physical and Environmental Protection
-   Process or Activity
-   Records Management
-   Systems Continuity
-   Systems Design, Build, and Implementation
-   Technical Security
-   Testing
-   Training


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

Description

</td><td>

Description of the control objective and how it supports the goals of the organization.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Click **Submit**.

    The control objective that you created is related to the citation.


**Parent Topic:**[Manage control objectives and policies](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/governance-risk-compliance/policy-and-compliance-management/r_PoliciesAndProcedures.md)