--- title: Checklist for Continuous Authorization and Monitoring setup description: The checklist includes the tasks that you must complete to prepare the base system. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/continuous-risk-monitoring/cam-setup-checklist.html release: australia product: Continuous Risk Monitoring classification: continuous-risk-monitoring topic_type: task last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Configure, Continuous Authorization and Monitoring, Governance, Risk, and Compliance] --- # Checklist for Continuous Authorization and Monitoring setup The checklist includes the tasks that you must complete to prepare the base system. ## Before you begin Role required: sn\_irm\_cont\_auth.admin ## Procedure 1. CAM Setup checklist.

Set up checklist for CAM
As a user with the System Administrator role, verify that you have the GRC core applications installed on a ServiceNow AI Platform instance. Note: The GRC applications and the ServiceNow AI Platform instance must be from the same family release. 1. To verify that the GRC: GRC Profile application is installed on your instance, navigate to Plugins and search for `GRC Profile`. 2. If the GRC Profile core application is not installed, select Install. 3. Also install the following applications as needed: - GRC: Policy and Compliance Management - GRC: Risk Management - GRC: Audit Management 4. After the applications have been installed, install the Continuous Authorization and Monitoring core application. If any application is not visible in your instance, you can download it from the ServiceNow Store. For more information about getting entitlement, downloading, and installing the GRC core applications, see [GRC and the ServiceNow Store](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-and-store.md).
As a user with the CAM Administrator role, assigned users with the required roles as described in [Assign Continuous Authorization and Monitoring roles to users and groups](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/continuous-risk-monitoring/assign-cam-roles.md).

Set up checklist for CAM

As a user with the System Administrator role, verify that you have the GRC core applications installed on a ServiceNow AI Platform instance. **Note:** The GRC applications and the ServiceNow AI Platform instance must be from the same family release. 1. To verify that the GRC: GRC Profile application is installed on your instance, navigate to **Plugins** and search for `GRC Profile`. 2. If the GRC Profile core application is not installed, select **Install**. 3. Also install the following applications as needed: - GRC: Policy and Compliance Management - GRC: Risk Management - GRC: Audit Management 4. After the applications have been installed, install the Continuous Authorization and Monitoring core application. If any application is not visible in your instance, you can download it from the ServiceNow Store. For more information about getting entitlement, downloading, and installing the GRC core applications, see [GRC and the ServiceNow Store](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-and-store.md).

As a user with the CAM Administrator role, assigned users with the required roles as described in [Assign Continuous Authorization and Monitoring roles to users and groups](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/continuous-risk-monitoring/assign-cam-roles.md).

## Result You have successfully set up the CAM base system. The elements included in the base system can be customized for your business needs. For more information, refer to the links in the checklist.