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title: Add an allegation record and associate it with an involved party
description: Add an allegation record to the legal matter as part of your complaint investigation, and associate it with an involved party.
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product: Legal Investigations
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Add an allegation record and associate it with an involved party

Add an allegation record to the legal matter as part of your complaint investigation, and associate it with an involved party.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_lg\_investigate.fulfiller

## About this task

You can also associate an allegation with an involved party from the Involved Party form.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Legal Request** > **Legal Counsel Center**.

2.  Open a legal matter assigned to you in which you want to add an allegation record.

3.  In the **Allegations** tab, add or modify an allegation record.

    -   To add an allegation record, click **New**.
    -   To modify an existing an allegation record, open an allegation record from the list.
4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Allegation type|Type of the allegation.|
    |Allegation subtype|Subtype of the selected allegation type.|
    |Description|Detailed information about the allegation.|

5.  Save the allegation record.

    -   Save an allegation record by clicking **Save**.
    -   Save the changes to an existing allegation record by clicking **Update**.
    The **Subjects of Allegation** tab appears.

6.  Associate the allegation to an involved party.

    1.  In the **Subjects of Allegation** tab, click **Add**.

    2.  On the Add Involved Party dialog box, select an involved party from the list.

        **Note:** An involved party of type Subject of Allegation can only be associated with an allegation record.

    3.  Click **Add**.

    The selected involved party is listed in the **Subjects of Allegation** tab.