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title: Update a privacy assessment request
description: Update request details, add comments, or upload documents in a privacy assessment request you submitted while it is still in the New or Assigned state.
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# Update a privacy assessment request

Update request details, add comments, or upload documents in a privacy assessment request you submitted while it is still in the New or Assigned state.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_lg\_ops.legal\_user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Employee Center**.

    **Note:** If you’re using Legal Service Portal, open a request by navigating to the Legal Service Portal and selecting **My Requests** > **View all requests** from the header.

2.  Select **My Requests** from the header.

3.  Open your submitted privacy assessment request.

4.  On the standard ticket page, review and edit the request details.

5.  From the Actions menu, select **Edit Request**.

6.  In the Variables form, modify the request details.

7.  Select **Save**.

8.  Select **Back** to return to the standard ticket page.

    The request is updated with the new information. The changes appear as comments in the Additional Comments section of the request.

9.  In the **Activity** tab, provide comments or more information about your request for the request fulfiller.

10. Manage documents supporting your request.

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-   To upload a new document, select the add attachment icon \(\[Omitted image "add-attachment-icon.png"\] Alt text: Add attachment icon.\) and select a file.
-   To rename an attached file, select the edit file name icon \(\[Omitted image "rename-icon.png"\] Alt text: Edit file name icon.\) and update the file name.
-   To remove an attached file, select the delete icon \(\[Omitted image "delete-icon.png"\] Alt text: Delete icon.\).


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**If the Documents tab is visible**

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-   To upload a new document, select **Attach** and select a file.

A link to the document is listed in the **External URL** column of the documents list.

-   To remove an attached file, select **Delete**. In the Delete document dialog box, select a document from the list, and then select **Delete**.


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</table>11. In the **Approvals** tab, view the approval details associated with the request.

    **Note:** The **Approvals** tab appears only when the privacy assessment request or an attachment has approval records.


**Parent Topic:**[Privacy assessment requests](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-privacy/privacy-assessment-requests.md)

**Related topics**  


[Submit a privacy assessment request]()

[Assign a privacy assessment request]()

[Cancel a privacy assessment request]()