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# Assign roles to recovery teams

# Assign roles and responsibilities to recovery teams {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Assign individuals and groups to the recovery team so they understand their roles and responsibilities during a crisis.

## Before you begin

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

## About this task

The business continuity planning workspace helps you complete your plan by creating
recovery teams, defining roles and responsibilities, assigning members, and
directing plan execution.

Starting with release 12.x.x, recovery teams are created and managed at a global level so you can reuse them across plans and events. Create the recovery team first, and then add it to the
plan. For more information, see [Create and manage a recovery team](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FglYn4o39F52Zo7JWgHakQ "Create a recovery team in the Business Continuity Workspace, add users and groups, attach locations, and build parent-child relationships to organize your business continuity response structure.").

## Procedure

1. Navigate to Business ContinuityBusiness 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 add an existing recovery team to the plan, click Add.  
   Select one or more active recovery teams from the global list and confirm the selection. If the team you need doesn't exist yet, see [Create and manage a recovery team](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FglYn4o39F52Zo7JWgHakQ "Create a recovery team in the Business Continuity Workspace, add users and groups, attach locations, and build parent-child relationships to organize your business continuity response structure.") to create it, including its users, groups, and parent-child relationships, before adding it here.
7. Click Submit.

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