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title: Configure assignments
description: Assignment configuration rules help in automating organization’s task records such as action tasks, and non-task records such as issues, incidents, regulatory alerts, etc.
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release: australia
product: GRC Common Functions
classification: grc-common-functions
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
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breadcrumb: [Assignment Configurator for non-regulatory alerts, Common GRC features, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Configure assignments

Assignment configuration rules help in automating organization’s task records such as action tasks, and non-task records such as issues, incidents, regulatory alerts, etc.

## Before you begin

The GRC: Assignment and Approval Configurations \(sn\_grc\_appr\) application for approval and assignment configurations is installed with the GRC: Compliance Case Management application.

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Assignment and Approval Configurations** > **Assignment Configurations**.

2.  Select **New**.

    The Assignment configuration New Record is displayed.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    For information on the fields in the form, see [Assignment Configuration New Record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/assignment-configuration-new-record.md).

    **Note:** You cannot have more than one approval configuration applying to the table with the same priority.

4.  Select **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Assignment Configurator for non-regulatory alerts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/assignment-configurator-for-non-regulatory-alerts.md)