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title: Create activity
description: Create a cybersecurity activity for a target.
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# Create activity

Create a cybersecurity activity for a target.

## Before you begin

Policy and Compliance Management Role required: admin

NIST CSF Role required: sn\_irm\_nist\_csf.risk\_executive or sn\_irm\_nist\_csf.security\_officer or sn\_irm\_nist\_csf.control\_provider

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **NIST CSF** > **Framework Profiling** > **Create Activity** and create a new record \(see table for field descriptions\).

<table id="table_s3w_ftb_qhb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Number

</td><td>

Number that identifies the activity.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Target

</td><td>

Name of the target that has the activity associated with it.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Function

</td><td>

Type of function activities that are grouped in. -   Identify
-   Protect
-   Detect
-   Respond
-   Recover
-   Govern


</td></tr><tr><td>

Category

</td><td>

Cybersecurity activity that is identified as a policy.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Implementation state

</td><td>

Status of the activity, whether it is being performed or a planned activity.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>2.  Click **Submit**.

    **Note:** Every time a cybersecurity activity is created, the system validates the combination of target, function, and category for uniqueness.


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