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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Update an entity type

Update an existing entity type to add entity filters, policies, and control objectives.

Before you begin

Role required: (per product)

  • In Operational Sustainability Management: sn_esg.program_manager
  • In GRC: Metrics: sn_grc_metric.manager
  • In Risk Management: sn_risk_workspace.IT_risk_manager and sn_risk_workspace.operational_risk_manager

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Operational Sustainability Management > Operational Sustainability Workspace.

  2. Under Scoping, select an entity type from Entity types.

  3. On the form, update the fields as necessary.

    FieldDescription
    Tabs
    Details tabInformation on the entity. See Create an entity for more information.
    Related lists
    EntitiesDetails of the entity, the condition for the entity if it was created manually, and the compliance score as a percentage.
    Entity FiltersDetails of the entity filter type, table for the entity, filter condition of the entity filter, use owner field, and the owner field.
    Risk FrameworksDetails of the risk frameworks for the selected entity type. select Add to add a new risk framework.
    Risk StatementsDetails of the risk statements, such as title, framework, category, and description. Select Add to add a new risk statement.
    PoliciesDetails of the policies, such as name, number, type, owner, state, valid from, valid to, and the compliance score in percentage. Select Add to add a new policy.
    Control ObjectivesDetails of the control objectives, such as category, type, classification, and the compliance score as a percentage. Select Add to add a new control objective.
    Policy exceptionsDetails of the policy exceptions, such as name, number, requester, reason, policy, control objective, issue, state, substate, valid from, valid to, and risk rating.
    Content ReferencesDetails of the content references, such as content reference, description, and version. To add a new content reference, select Add.

    Note: Some related lists display in the entity type form only when certain applications are installed. For example, the Risk Frameworks and Risk Statements related lists display only when the Risk Management application is installed. The Policies, Control Objectives, and Policy exceptions related lists display only when the Policy and Compliance Management application is installed.

  4. To save the updates to the entity, select Save.

  5. To retire an entity, select Retire.

  6. To delete an entity, select Delete.

  7. To visually explore the relationship between the upstream entities, downstream entities, entity class, and entity type that is associated with the entity, select 360° view.

Parent Topic:Manage entities in Operational Sustainability Management (formerly ESG Management)