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title: Create a manual metric definition
description: Create a manual metric definition to collect the data manually for a metric.
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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: [Configuring metrics, GRC: Metrics in Integrated Risk Management, Risk Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Create a manual metric definition

Create a manual metric definition to collect the data manually for a metric.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_grc\_metric.manager, sn\_risk.user, and sn\_compliance.user

## About this task

In the manual metric definition, the mode of data collection is manual. An option is available to set up the qualitative and quantitative metrics.

**Note:** The forms for creating an automated metric definition or a manual metric definition point to the same sn\_grc\_metric\_definition table. The difference between the two forms is the method of the collection.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Risk** > **Risk Workspace** > **Lists** > **Metrics** > **Manual metric definitions**.

2.  Click **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    For information about the fields, refer to [Create New Metric Definition form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/manual-md-reuse-irm.md).

4.  Click **Save**.


## Result

The metric definition is saved in the Metric definitions list.

## What to do next

You can associate an entity type, create metrics, and add citations to the metric definition. See [Update a metric definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/t_update-automated-metric-definition.md) for more information.

-   **[Create New Metric Definition form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/manual-md-reuse-irm.md)**  
Detailed explanation of the fields on the manual metric definition form.

**Parent Topic:**[Configuring metrics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/configuring-irm-metrics.md)