Perform any object assessment in the Risk Workspace

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read
  • Assess the risks on any object or record in ServiceNow®. An example of object assessment is assessing change management or assessing a citation.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_grc.business_user

    About this task

    To perform an object risk assessment, a prior knowledge of risk is not necessary. When you perform any object assessment in the Risk Workspace, you do not see the description of the risk and any reference information because the entire context of risk is not required. You can configure the risk assessment button in the object record and start the assessment. For more information, see Any object assessment using Advanced Risk Assessment.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to my All > Risk > Risk Workspace.
    2. Select the task Task icon. icon.
    3. Under My pending tasks, under Advanced risk assessments, open the object risk assessment assigned to you.
      ChoiceDescription
      Start assessment Select this option if you want to proceed with the assessment.
      Reassign Select this option if the assessment must be assigned to someone else.
    4. If you select Start assessment, respond to the assessment questions.
    5. Select Save.
    6. If you have configured risk response in your risk assessment methodology, select the appropriate risk response strategy and click Define risk response.
    7. To send the assessment for review, select Review and submit.
      The assessment home page is displayed. You can review the summary of your assessment.
    8. To request approval, edit assignment, or reassign, select one of the following. Request approval.
      ChoiceDescription
      Request approval Select this option to send the assessment for approval if an approver is specified. If you select this option, you can provide additional comments for the reviewer.
      Edit assignment Select this option if you want to modify your responses in the assessment.
      Reassign Select this option if the assessment must be assigned to someone else.