--- title: Manage smart assessment lifecycle description: Use template designer to create assessment templates. After the templates are published, assessors can respond to assigned assessments, track progress, and save their input automatically. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/manage-smart-assessment-engine.html release: australia product: Smart Assessment Engine classification: smart-assessment-engine topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Smart Assessment Engine, Governance, Risk, and Compliance] --- # Manage smart assessment lifecycle Use template designer to create assessment templates. After the templates are published, assessors can respond to assigned assessments, track progress, and save their input automatically. Use this section to manage the full lifecycle of smart assessments, from designing templates to submitting responses.Using the template designer, template managers and administrators can create structured assessment templates with instructions, questions, reference information, and configure automations. After the templates are published, assessors can respond to assigned assessments, track progress, and save their input automatically.