Enable key stakeholders to update processing activities directly

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read
  • Enable stakeholders to update processing activities directly from the Employee Center by assigning the activity to them.

    Before you begin

    The stakeholder must have the processing activity privilege Edit processing activity and respond to privacy assessments.

    Role required: sn_privacy.analyst

    About this task

    Processing activities must be in the Discover state to be assigned to a key stakeholder.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Workspaces > Privacy Workspace.
    2. Select the List icon .
    3. In the Lists tab, select Processing activities > Unassigned processing activities.
    4. Select the processing activity to be assigned to a key stakeholder.
    5. Select the more actions icon , and select Assign to key stakeholder.
      Note:
      If a different stakeholder is already assigned to the processing activity, select Reassign to key stakeholder to remove that stakeholder's edit access.
    6. In the Assign to key stakeholder window, select a stakeholder.
      Note:
      Only stakeholders with the Edit processing activity and respond to privacy assessments privilege are listed. To modify privileges, see Add key stakeholders to a processing activity.
    7. Select Assign.

    Result

    The assigned stakeholder receives an email notifying them of the processing activity assignment. The stakeholder can navigate to Employee Center > GRC tasks > Tasks > My pending tasks > Processing activities to view and edit the assigned processing activity record.

    What to do next

    Send a privacy assessment from a processing activity