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title: Add controls from control objective
description: Add controls manually from published control objectives to an AI asset in AI Risk and Compliance. Use this task when controls were not automatically generated by a post-assessment action, or when you need to apply additional controls beyond those mapped through the impact assessment.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/ai-risk-management/add-controls-from-control-objective-airc.html
release: australia
product: AI Risk Management
classification: ai-risk-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
keywords: [add controls, control objective, AI asset governance]
breadcrumb: [Manage controls, Use, AI Risk and Compliance, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Add controls from control objective

Add controls manually from published control objectives to an AI asset in AI Risk and Compliance. Use this task when controls were not automatically generated by a post-assessment action, or when you need to apply additional controls beyond those mapped through the impact assessment.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_grc\_ai\_gov.ai\_risk\_and\_compliance\_analyst

## About this task

Controls are typically generated and mapped to an AI asset automatically when an impact assessment is completed and marked as Closed complete. When controls are not generated automatically, or when additional governance controls are required beyond those mapped through the assessment, you can add them manually from published control objectives in the inventory. Adding controls creates active control records on the AI asset and makes them available for attestation. For more information about how controls are generated automatically, see [Assessment templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/ai-risk-management/airc-assessment-templates.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **AI Risk and Compliance Workspace**.

2.  Select the list \[Omitted image "ListsIcon.jpg"\] Alt text: icon.

3.  Navigate to the **AI asset inventory** and open the AI asset record.

4.  Navigate to **Applies to** > **Controls**.

5.  Select **Add controls from control objective**.

    The **Add controls from control objective** button appears only when an AI analyst is assigned to the AI asset record.

6.  Choose the control objectives and select **Add**.

    The corresponding controls are created and activated for the AI asset.


## Result

Controls are created and activated on the AI asset record. They are now available for attestation and appear in the **Controls** list under **Applies to**.

## What to do next

To create attestations for the newly added controls, see [Create control attestations for an AI asset](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/ai-risk-management/attest-controls-for-ai-systems.md). To remove or delete controls from the AI asset, see [Remove controls from an AI asset](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/ai-risk-management/remove-controls-from-an-ai-asset.md) and [Delete controls from an AI asset](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/ai-risk-management/delete-controls-from-an-ai-asset.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Manage controls using AI Risk and Compliance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/ai-risk-management/manage-controls-in-airc.md)

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[Delete controls from an AI asset](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/ai-risk-management/delete-controls-from-an-ai-asset.md)

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