Overview
The risk detail page is where you manage an individual risk — its description, ratings, owner, categories, linked controls, cause, consequence, and review cycle. This article covers all the fields and actions available on a risk.
Risk Header
The top of the risk detail page displays:
Title — click to edit via an inline modal. Changes save without a full page reload.
Description — click to edit via an inline modal
Status badge — colour-coded (Active, Inactive, Draft)
Risk Ratings
Quick Steps
Open a risk detail page
Two rating cards are displayed: Inherent Risk and Residual Risk
Inherent Risk Rating
Click the inherent risk rating card to open the rating modal
Select a likelihood and impact level
The score preview updates in real time (e.g. Likely × Major = 16)
Save — the card updates with the new likelihood, impact, score, and a colour-coded risk level badge
Residual Risk Rating
Click the residual risk rating card
The modal includes likelihood, impact, and treatment strategy selectors
Select values (e.g. Possible × Moderate, treatment "Reduce")
Score preview updates in real time
Save — the card updates with the residual score and treatment
Risk Fields
Several field cards are available on the risk detail page. Click each card to open a modal and enter or edit the value:
Cause — text field describing the root cause of the risk (e.g. "Inadequate access controls")
Consequence — text field describing the potential impact (e.g. "Data breach and regulatory fines")
Owner — user picker to assign a risk owner. Can be cleared to "No owner assigned".
Business Area — group picker to assign the risk to a business area. Shows the selected group path.
Categories — category picker with checkboxes. See Configuring Risk Categories.
Linked Controls
The controls section shows controls linked to this risk:
Click Link Controls to open a modal showing available (unlinked) controls
Select one or more controls and save
Linked controls appear with their title, status, and an unlink button
Click unlink on a control to remove the link (the control itself is not deleted)
The control count updates automatically after linking or unlinking
Review Cycle
The review field shows the current review date and cycle
Click the review date field to open the review modal
Set a cycle (e.g. "Quarterly") and save
The next review date is auto-calculated (e.g. quarterly = approximately 3 months from the last review)
Sign-Off
When a review is due, a sign-off button appears:
Click sign-off to record the review
The next review date advances based on the cycle
The sign-off appears in the review history
If you are not eligible for sign-off, the button is disabled or hidden with an explanation.
Activation
Activate — requires title, description, rating, and owner. Validation errors appear if required fields are missing (e.g. rating is required).
Deactivate — changes status to Inactive. Risk data is not deleted.
Current Task Card
The overview panel displays a current task card showing:
Task title, due date, assigned to, status chip, timing chip
A View task button to open the task sidebar
For Draft risks: "Scheduled after activation" with expected first review date
For risks with missing tasks: "Missing" status with a Recreate task button
Further Information
For health indicators, see Risk Health. For the risk summary table, see Managing Risks. For linking controls, see also Control Details.