Create a risk signal

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 2 minutes to read
  • Create a risk signal to identify any risk or issues that can occur during the engagement lifecycle.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_acct_lc.customer_success_agent

    About this task

    Risk Signals and Issues are used to record and manage risks associated with an engagement so that appropriate actions can be taken. Risks may have different degrees of severity and need to be evaluated before they are addressed. For example, an external system may flag missing information to the customer success manager who may address the issue using an internal play. If the risk is low in impact, the customer success manager may decide to accept the risk and proceed with the engagement. See Create a risk definition for details on setting up a risk definition.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Workspace > CSM/FSM Configurable Workspace and select the List icon.
    2. Navigate to the Customer Success > All Risk Signal and Issue Records and click New.
    3. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. Risk signal form
      Field Description
      Number System generated unique number for the onboarding case record.
      Account The account number of the enterprise customer associated with the account.
      Engagement Select the engagement record to which the risk signal is related. This is a mandatory field.
      Reported by The internal team member who reported this risk signal.
      Assigned to The key internal team member responsible for handling this risk signal.
      Squad The team supporting this account for achieving both value and success.
      State State of the risk signal. This can be:
      • New
      • Active
      • Canceled
      • Closed
      Priority Priority of this risk signal in comparison to others. This can be:
      • Critical
      • High
      • Medium
      • Low
      • Very Low
      Due date Date by which the risk signal should be addressed.
      Risk or issue Indicate whether this is a risk or an issue.
      Short description Enter a short description for this risk signal. This is a mandatory field.
      Watch list Select the users who should be notified of any updates to the risk signal.
      Watch notes list Select the users who should be notified of any updates to the worknotes.
      Description Enter a description for this risk signal. This is a mandatory field.
      Work notes Any internal notes regarding this risk signal.
      Tracking method The origin of the risk signal. This can be:
      • Manual
      • Automated
      • Integration
      Table Select the table used by the risk signal record.
      Source record Select the source record from which the risk signal originated.
      Scope Indicate whether this risk signal is related to customer success or onboarding. This can be:
      • Onboarding
      • Adoption
      • Expansion
      • Renewal
      Probability The probability that this risk may occur. This can be:
      • Very high
      • High
      • Moderate
      • Low
      • Very low

      This is a mandatory field.

      Contracts impacted The contracts impacted by this risk or issue.
      Products impacted The products impacted by this risk or issue.
    4. Click Save to create a new risk signal.