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title: Create a test plan in Risk Workspace
description: Create a test plan to document the control testing procedure. You can create a test plan from scratch or based on a test template to describe how a feature is to be tested.
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# Create a test plan in Risk Workspace

Create a test plan to document the control testing procedure. You can create a test plan from scratch or based on a test template to describe how a feature is to be tested.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Risk** > **Risk Workspace** > **Control testing** > **Control test plans**.

2.  Click **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_m54_5g2_mqb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Number

</td><td>

Unique identification number.

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

Name

</td><td>

Name of the test plan.

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

Control

</td><td>

The control that this test plan covers.

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

Entity

</td><td>

Entity is auto-populated based on the value selected in the **Control** field.

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

Test template

</td><td>

Related test template.If you select a test template, all the fields in the **Design test** and **Operational test** sections are populated with the test template values.

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

Duration

</td><td>

Expected duration of the test.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Design test

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

Design expectations

</td><td>

Basic requirement that should be met for a control to be effective.

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

Design assessment procedures

</td><td>

Procedure or steps to be followed to conclude whether the design of the control is effective to achieve the control objective or not. This is based on the design expectation.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Operational test

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

Operational expectations

</td><td>

Expectations that should be met to ensure that the control is operating effectively to achieve the control objective.

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

Operational assessment procedures

</td><td>

Detailed steps, to carry out the operational expectations, which need to be performed to conclude that the control is operating successfully.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Click **Save**.

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