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> ## Documentation Index
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# Risk Questions And Answers

#### What are Risk Questions?

An Authorizer or CAB Approver can assess the Risk in a CR by viewing the Risk values under the RISK tab of the CR. The value is displayed based on the answers for the Risk Questions. The Risk Questions and Answers can be configured on the RISK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS page.

To configure Risk Questions And Answers, perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to **Change > Configuration > Risk Questions And Answers**. The Risk Questions And Answers page is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/Risk Questions And Answers.png)

Figure: Risk Questions And Answers
2. From the left pane, hover and click **Add New**.
3. Select Department from the list. The Risk Questions And Answers create page is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/Risk Questions And Answers_create.png) Figure: Risk Questions And Answers page
4. Enter the required fields, and click **Submit**. A Risk Question and Answer is configured with the Risk Rating. For more information about the fields on the Risk Questions And Answers page, see Field Description.

#### Field Description

The following table describes the fields on the Risk Questions And Answers page:

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Risk Category | Select the required Risk Category in the drop-down list. The following option are available: - Operational Risk: If the Risk impacts the operation of the CI. - Business Risk: If the Risk impacts the business. |
| Question | Type in the Risk Question. |
| Sort Order | Type in the sequence number at which you want to display the question. |
| Active | Select the checkbox to activate the Risk Question and Answer. |
| Answer | Type in the Answers for the Risk Question. |
| Risk | Specify the Risk value for a particular answer and click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/add(6).png) to associate the value with the answer. > [!NOTE] > Note > > Risk Value is a numeric value associated with each Risk Answer. The value for all the Risk Answers are added to display the overall Business or Operational Risk value of a CR. The value is displayed under the RISK tab of the CR (see: Creating Change Records (CRs). Click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/edit_1.png) to edit and update the risk details. |

**ACTIONS**

This section explains all the icons displayed on the **ACTIONS** panel of the Risk Questions And Answers page.

Show List

Click **Show List** to display the list of all configured Risk Questions And Answers for a Department. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/Risk Questions And Answers_list.png)Figure: Risk Question and Answer: List page

- To edit a Risk Question and Answer, click the name of the Question. Make the required changes and click **Submit**.
- To display the inactive Risk Question and Answer values, select the Include Inactive checkbox.

> [!NOTE]
> Notes
> 
> When the Risk Questions and Answers are displayed in a list, the following icons are displayed on the **ACTIONS** panel:
> 
> - **Add New**: Click **Add New** to configure a new Risk Question and Answers.
> - **Configure Tooltips**: Click **Configure Tooltips** to configure tooltip messages for **Business Risk**, **Operational Risk** and **Overall Risk** fields. The configured tooltip messages are displayed when the user points to the Business Risk, Operational Risk and Overall Risk fields under the **Risk** tab of the **Change Record Details** page. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/62351b42-cfbd-43ad-8ce1-82b8f455337f/Images/Documentation/Configure_tool.png)