Assign roles and responsibilities to recovery teams

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read
  • Identify individuals and groups and assign them to the recovery team so that they are aware of their roles and the responsibilities of the role to act in a crisis situation.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_bcm.admin, sn_bcm.program_manager, or sn_bcm.planner

    About this task

    Business continuity planning workspace guides you step by step to complete your plan by creating a recovery team, defining roles and responsibilities for users, assigning the users and groups appropriately to the recovery team, and directing the team to execute the plan.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Business Continuity > Business Continuity Workspace.
    2. Click the lists icon (Lists icon).
    3. Click In Draft state in the Planning list.
    4. Click the link to the plan record in the Name column.
    5. Click the Recovery Teams tab of the plan.
    6. To create a recovery team and assign users and groups to the team, click New.
      You can create a recovery team by entering a name and description or update an existing one. Select one or more users and groups from the respective lists. The description for the recovery team also indicates the responsibilities of the users and groups who are assigned to the recovery team. You can also create a recovery team and leave the user and group assignment for later.
    7. Click Submit.