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title: Relate a control objective to a citation using the Compliance Workspace
description: Using the Compliance Workspace, you can map a single control objective to many citations from different authority documents. This function allows you to test a control objective once while complying with many different citations.
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# Relate a control objective to a citation using the Compliance Workspace

Using the Compliance Workspace, you can map a single control objective to many citations from different authority documents. This function allows you to test a control objective once while complying with many different citations.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_compliance\_admin, sn\_compliance\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Policy and Compliance** > **Compliance Workspace**.

2.  In the Compliance Workspace, click the \[Omitted image "ws-list-icon.png"\] Alt text: List icon icon.

3.  Navigate to **Compliance library** > **Citations**.

4.  Open a citation record.

5.  In the **Control Objectives** related list, click **Add**.

6.  Select the control objectives from the Control Objectives pop-up.

7.  Click Add.

    The control objectives that you added are related to the citation.