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title: Update an entity type
description: Update an existing entity type to add entity filters, policies, and control objectives.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/environmental-social-governance/update-entity-type.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Manage entities in Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly ESG Management\), Configure, Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly Environmental, Social, and Governance\)]
---

# Update an entity type

Update an existing entity type to add entity filters, policies, and control objectives.

## Before you begin

Role required: \(per product\)

-   In Operational Sustainability Management: sn\_esg.program\_manager
-   In GRC: Metrics: sn\_grc\_metric.manager
-   In Risk Management: sn\_risk\_workspace.IT\_risk\_manager and sn\_risk\_workspace.operational\_risk\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Operational Sustainability Management** > **Operational Sustainability Workspace**.

2.  Under **Scoping**, select an entity type from **Entity types**.

3.  On the form, update the fields as necessary.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Tabs|
    |Details tab|Information on the entity. See [Create an entity](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/create-entity.md) for more information.|
    |Related lists|
    |Entities|Details of the entity, the condition for the entity if it was created manually, and the compliance score as a percentage.|
    |Entity Filters|Details of the entity filter type, table for the entity, filter condition of the entity filter, use owner field, and the owner field.|
    |Risk Frameworks|Details of the risk frameworks for the selected entity type. select **Add** to add a new risk framework.|
    |Risk Statements|Details of the risk statements, such as title, framework, category, and description. Select **Add** to add a new risk statement.|
    |Policies|Details of the policies, such as name, number, type, owner, state, valid from, valid to, and the compliance score in percentage. Select **Add** to add a new policy.|
    |Control Objectives|Details of the control objectives, such as category, type, classification, and the compliance score as a percentage. Select **Add** to add a new control objective.|
    |Policy exceptions|Details of the policy exceptions, such as name, number, requester, reason, policy, control objective, issue, state, substate, valid from, valid to, and risk rating.|
    |Content References|Details of the content references, such as content reference, description, and version. To add a new content reference, select **Add**.|

    **Note:** Some related lists display in the entity type form only when certain applications are installed. For example, the Risk Frameworks and Risk Statements related lists display only when the Risk Management application is installed. The Policies, Control Objectives, and Policy exceptions related lists display only when the Policy and Compliance Management application is installed.

4.  To save the updates to the entity, select **Save**.

5.  To retire an entity, select **Retire**.

6.  To delete an entity, select **Delete**.

7.  To visually explore the relationship between the upstream entities, downstream entities, entity class, and entity type that is associated with the entity, select **360° view**.


**Parent Topic:**[Manage entities in Operational Sustainability Management \(formerly ESG Management\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/environmental-social-governance/entities-in-esg.md)