ADR records to report Compliance Summary

KrithikaV
Tera Expert

3 weeks ago - last edited 3 weeks ago

Hi,

 

Can ADR (Architectural Decision Records)  be used to report Compliance Summary of GRC controls for the organization? I have been asked to explore ADRs. Have ADRs been used to report compliance? Can anyone give me documentation reference of how to use ADRs for GRC reporting?

 

Thanks,
Krithika

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Matthew_13
Mega Sage

3 weeks ago

Hi Buddy,

In Servicenow ADRs are not really meant to be used for GRC compliance reporting. They basically belong to the Enterprise architecture space and are designed to document architectural decisions—the context, options considered, and rationale behind those decisions.

There isnt any out of the box functionality or official documentation that supports using ADRs to produce compliance summaries, control status, or compliance metrics. Those capabilities live in the ServiceNow GRC / IRM modules, where controls, tests, issues, and evidence are tracked and reported.

That said, ADRs can still be useful in a GRC context as supporting artifacts.

For like example an ADR can be linked to a control, risk acceptance, or policy exception to explain why a particular architectural approach was chosen. During audits, ADRs can be referenced as design justification but they should not be treated as the source of compliance status.

So I recommended:

  • Use GRC (IRM / Policy & Compliance) for compliance tracking and reporting

  • Use ADRs to document architectural decisions and link them as supporting evidence where relevant

Hope this helps clarify how ADRs fit and don’t fit into GRC reporting in ServiceNow 🙂

 

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