Create a question bank

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read sae-asmnt-question-bank-create.md

Create a question bank in the Smart Assessment Engine application to store questions that you can reuse across multiple assessment templates.

Before you begin

At least one active template category with a QB category role that matches one of your roles must exist. See Create an assessment template category.
Role required: sn_smart_asmt.question_bank_manager or sn_smart_asmt.assessment_admin

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Assessment Workspace.
Select [Omitted image "question-bank.png"] Alt text: Question bank icon.

The question bank hub lists every question bank that you have access to.

Create a question bank by selecting Create question bank, and then fill in the question bank details form.

Field	Description
Question bank name	Unique meaningful name for the question bank.
Description	Text that helps others to understand what the question bank is used for.
Purposes	Multi-select field that specifies one or more purposes for the question bank. A template manager can add questions from this question bank to a template only when at least one purpose matches the template's purpose.

Select Save.

What to do next

You can now add sections and questions to the question bank. See Add sections and questions to a question bank.

Related topics

Create an assessment template category

Add sections and questions to a question bank

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title: Create a question bank
description: Create a question bank in the Smart Assessment Engine application to store questions that you can reuse across multiple assessment templates.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/sae-asmnt-question-bank-create.html
release: brazil
product: Smart Assessment Engine
classification: smart-assessment-engine
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Question bank, Use template designer, Manage, Smart Assessment Engine, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Create a question bank

Create a question bank in the Smart Assessment Engine application to store questions that you can reuse across multiple assessment templates.

## Before you begin

- At least one active template category with a QB category role that matches one of your roles must exist. See [Create an assessment template category](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/sae-asmnt-template-category-create.md).
- Role required: sn\_smart\_asmt.question\_bank\_manager or sn\_smart\_asmt.assessment\_admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Assessment Workspace**.

2. Select \[Omitted image "question-bank.png"\] Alt text: Question bank icon.

The question bank hub lists every question bank that you have access to.

3. Create a question bank by selecting **Create question bank**, and then fill in the question bank details form.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Question bank name|Unique meaningful name for the question bank.|
|Description|Text that helps others to understand what the question bank is used for.|
|Purposes|Multi-select field that specifies one or more purposes for the question bank. A template manager can add questions from this question bank to a template only when at least one purpose matches the template's purpose.|

4. Select **Save**.

## What to do next

You can now add sections and questions to the question bank. See [Add sections and questions to a question bank](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/sae-asmnt-question-bank-populate.md).

**Related topics**

[Create an assessment template category](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/sae-asmnt-template-category-create.md)

[Add sections and questions to a question bank](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/sae-asmnt-question-bank-populate.md)