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title: Relate a control objective to a policy using the Compliance Workspace
description: Control objective can be associated to a policy individually when the policy is in the review or draft state. Using the Compliance Workspace, you can choose the policy in the document field on the control objective, or edit the Control Objective related list.
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release: australia
product: GRC: Compliance Management Workspace
classification: grc-compliance-management-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Manage control objectives and policies, Use, GRC Compliance workspace, Use, Policy and Compliance Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Relate a control objective to a policy using the Compliance Workspace

Control objective can be associated to a policy individually when the policy is in the review or draft state. Using the Compliance Workspace, you can choose the policy in the document field on the control objective, or edit the Control Objective related list.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_compliance.admin, sn\_compliance.manager, sn\_compliance.user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Policy and Compliance** > **Policies and Procedures** > **Policies**.

2.  Open the policy record.

3.  Click **Edit** in the **Control Objectives** related list.

    The slushbucket contains active control objectives with no associated policy selected.

4.  Select the control objectives.

5.  Click **Save**.

    Those control objective are listed in the **Control Objective** related list.


## What to do next

If you are implementing the [Policy and Compliance Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/policy-and-compliance-management/policy-compliance-impl-checklist.md) software, return to the [Policy and Compliance Management setup checklist](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/policy-and-compliance-management/policy-compliance-impl-checklist.md) and proceed to the next step.