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Assigning a user or group to a risk

Roles and permissions

The following roles can assign a user or group to a risk:

  • Administrators who are members of the Risk Register

  • Compliance managers who are members of the Risk Register

  • Users who are members of the Risk Register

This article explains how to assign a risk to a user or group.

Assigning a user or group to a single risk

  1. From the left menu, select Risk.

  2. Select your Risk Register.

  3. Select the Risks tab.

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  4. Select the risk you want to assign the user or group to.

  5. From the Details tab, expand the Risk owner section.

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  6. Do one of the following:

    1. To assign the risk to an individual owner, hover over the current owner, then click the Edit icon. Select a new owner from the drop-down menu.

    2. To assign the risk to a group, hover over Individual, then select Group. Click Select group. Select a group from the drop-down menu. If the group has a designated lead, that individual automatically becomes the owner. If the group doesn't have a lead, you can hover over the current owner and select a new owner.

    Hyperproof automatically saves your changes.

Assigning a user or group to risks in bulk

The steps below explain how to assign multiple risks to a user or group at once.

  1. From the left menu, select Risk.

  2. Select your Risk Register.

  3. Select the Risks tab.

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  4. Click the Grid view icon.

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  5. Select the checkboxes next to the risks you want to edit.

  6. Click Owner.

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    The Edit risk owner window opens.

  7. Do one of the following:

    1. To change the individual owner, hover over the current owner, then click the Edit icon. Select a new owner from the drop-down menu.

    2. To change the owner to a group, hover over Individual, then select Group. Click Select group. Select a group from the drop-down menu. If the group has a designated lead, that individual automatically becomes the assignee. If the group doesn't have a lead, you can hover over the current assignee and select a new assignee.

  8. Click Review.

    The Review and confirm window opens.

  9. Click Confirm.

    The risks are assigned to the user or group.