Modify and review risks

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The Risks & controls tab displays a list of the risks identified in your engagement, where you can view, add, modify and delete risks. You can also access this tab from 520 Risk report.

To modify a risk:

  1. Select a risk to open it.

  2. Use the drop-down menu to edit the risk type as required.

    A risk being edited, with the Type menu expanded showing the available options.

  3. Select the Title and Description text fields to edit them.

  4. Select Add () to add areas, references, controls and audit responses to the risk.

  5. Select a conclusion from the drop down menu.

If your documents have signoffs enabled, you can use review tools to review changes made to risks. After a reviewer has signed off on your risks, the following review tools are available:

  • Added: Marks risks that have been added.

  • Modified: Marks risks that have been modified.

  • Deleted: Marks risks that have been deleted.