Create an ORX external event

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 2 minutes to read
  • Create an Operational Riskdata eXchange (ORX) external risk event to share the risk event of your company with other organizations. This exchange of risk events information acts as a learning for other organizations in the industry and prevents them from making the same errors.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_risk_workspace.operational_risk_manager

    About this task

    The ORX association enables operational and non-financial risk professionals to collect, measure and analyse data in an effective way that is consistent with industry. To view and create an ORX event, you must enable the Show ORX External Events property.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Risk > Risk Workspace > External risk events > ORX events.
    2. Click New.
    3. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. New ORX external event form
      Field Description
      Name Name of the risk event
      Description Brief description of the event.
      Company details
      Company Company in which the event occurred.
      Region Region in which the event occurred.
      Role of the firm Role the firm had in relation to the transaction.
      Business line level 2 Business line of the event.
      Country Country in which the event occurred.
      Counterparty Type of counterparty or claimant that is involved in the event.
      ORX member Option to show if the company is an existing ORX member.
      Loss details
      Loss event id ID of the loss event.
      Loss category Category of the loss.
      Event type level 2 Level 2 of the event such as corporate finance, merchant banking and so on.
      Process code Code of the process.
      Product code Code of the product.
      Open Option to denote if the risk event is open.
      Sources Source of the event.
      Classification
      Boundary risk Operational risk event which triggers a consequence for example, financial loss in another risk category.
      AMA status Advanced measurement approach (AMA) is one of three possible operational risk methods that can be used under Basel II by a bank or other financial institution.
      Financial amounts
      Gross loss amount Gross loss amount.
      Direct recovery Any payment other than an indirect recovery received by the firm which offsets the loss.
      Indirect recovery Recovery made through insurance.
      Net Loss (in Local Currency) Net loss incurred in the local currency.
      Net Loss (in Euro) Net loss incurred converted to Euros.
      Key dates
      Date of discovery Date the event was discovered.
      Date of event start Date the event started
      Date of settlement Date the event was settled.
      Date of publication Date the even was published.
      Date of event finish Date the event finished.
      Cause
      Cause level 3 Third cause level of the event.
      Additional details
      Jurisdiction Jurisdiction of the event.
      Scenario category Category of the scenario such as conduct, external fraud, technology and so on.
      Environmental volatility Aspect of the environment or circumstances in which the bank was operating at the time of the event.
      Activity
      Work notes Notes that are visible to any responder to this event, their manager, or an administrator.
      Additional comments Additional comments about this event.