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Introduction


Closing a Risk removes it from your active Risk Register.  All closed Risks remain available for retrospective reporting.  A closed Risk can e reopened should it start impacting your organisation.  Abandoning a Risk will permanently delete it from your Risk Register altogether. 

 

Closing a Risk

 

  • Navigate to the specific Risk on your Risk Register (see Viewing The Risk Register and Individual Risks for more information).

 

  • Select the icon labelled "close risk".  You will be asked to provide a reason for this which will be stored in the History section of the Risk.
The Close Risk Icon.
  • This will close the risk down.   The status of the Risk will now change to say it is closed.
A closed risk.
  • From the Risk Register itself, you can view all closed risks using the show closed tab.
  • Select the Reopen icon at the top of the closed risk.

 

  • You will be asked to provide a reason for reopening the risk which will be stored in the History tab.
The reopen icon.

 

Abandoning a Risk

 

  • Once a Risk has been abandoned it is permanently deleted and cannot be retrieved.

 

  • On the Risk select the Abandon icon.
Abandon risk icon.
  • You will be asked to enter the risk reference and a reason for abandoning the risk.  
Abandoning a Risk.
  • Click Abandon to confirm.

FAQs


I cannot find the icons mentioned in this guide...

  • If you do not have the option to close, reopen or abandon a Risk it is due to your permissions.  Please speak to your system Administrator who will be able to discuss this with you.
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