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title: Create a risk event response template
description: Automatically assign the risk event owner, create and assign issues, and route approvers based on entity, event type, category, and impact thresholds in the risk event response template.
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release: australia
product: GRC: Risk Management Workspace
classification: grc-risk-management-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Use Risk Events, Use, Risk Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Create a risk event response template

Automatically assign the risk event owner, create and assign issues, and route approvers based on entity, event type, category, and impact thresholds in the risk event response template.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_risk.manager and sn\_risk.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Risk Events** > **Administration** > **Response Templates**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values on the Risk Event Response Templates form, see [Risk Event Response Template form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/risk-event-response-template-form.md).

4.  Select **Submit**.

    A new risk event response template is created.


-   **[Risk Event Response Template form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/risk-event-response-template-form.md)**  
Use the Risk Event Response Template form to define assignment rules. Rules automatically assign owners, approvers, issues, and Root Cause Analysis \(RCA\) tasks to risk events based on entity, event type, category, and impact thresholds.

**Parent Topic:**[Use Risk Events](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/use-risk-events.md)