Using risk domains

Learn how to use risk domains in the risk registers

This article discusses customizing and using risk domains at the Spoke level.

For other risk fields, head here.

If you are using the Hub & Spoke architecture, your risk domains can only be managed from the Hub. Head here instead.

The Risk Domain field cannot be deleted, but it can be customized to suit the needs of your organization. To do so, head to Risks Registers, then click on More Manage fields.

From here, you can perform the following actions to customize the Risk Domain field according to the needs of your organization.

  1. Renaming the field
  2. Editing the dropdown options
  3. Managing child domains

Renaming the field

Double click or click the ellipsis to the right of Risk Domain and select Edit.

Double-click the name of the field to rename it, and press Enter to save the new name.

Editing the dropdown options

The Risk Domain comes with a default list of options which you can customize.

Click + to add a new Risk Domain, or click the Bulk answers to populate multiple categories at once.

If a Risk Domain is not pertinent to the organization, click x next to the name to remove it. 

The Unassigned answer option cannot be edited or deleted. Any risk without a domain will have Unassigned by default. When an answer option is deleted, all the risks associated with that answer option will become Unassigned.

Upon deletion of a domain, a warning message will appear if there are risks associated with this domain. 

Managing child domains

You can add child domains to domains to better categorize risks.

Click the ellipsis next to the Risk Domain and select Add child field

Enter a Field Title and press enter to save. 

Select a parent domain to add a child domain, in this example, the parent domain is Cyber security. To add additional domains, click +. Click x to remove the domain. 

 

To see this in action, click into a risk's Overview tab and select a risk domain that has child domains. 

For a more in-depth explanation on parent-child domain fields, head here.

To learn how to customize your view of the risk registers tables to show the risk domain, head here.