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

Processing activity overview page

The processing activity overview page provides the privacy risk and compliance posture for a processing activity. This page contains details, such as compliance score, criticality score, risk posture and heatmap, privacy and risk assessment status, issues and policy exceptions, and control assurance status.

The vertical layout of a processing activity provides a structured, top-down view that presents information in a clear and sequential manner. This design facilitates an intuitive understanding of the data processing lifecycle by visually representing each step of the workflow in a linear progression. You can easily trace the flow of information from initiation through to completion, enabling better insight into how personal data is collected, used, shared, and retained. This layout supports streamlined navigation and improves the ability to identify key elements and dependencies within the processing activity, enhancing both usability and compliance oversight.

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Overview of the reports on a processing activity in Privacy management.

Required roles

To view the home page, you must have sn_privacy.manager and the sn_privacy.analyst roles.

Use cases

For examples of how different people in your organization would use this home page, see the following use cases.

UserDashboard use
Privacy manager and Privacy analystThe privacy manager and the privacy analyst can view and understand the privacy compliance posture of the given processing activity.

Reports in a processing activity overview

The processing activity overview page is organized into six sections.

TitleDescription
StateCurrent state of the processing activity in the workflow: New, Discover, Review, Monitor, and Retired.
TitleDescription
Compliance scoreCompliance score percentage of the processing activity and the change since the last period.
Criticality scoreRegulatory risk level of the processing activity.
Compliance statusNumber of compliant and non-compliant controls for each applicable authority document or policy. Toggle between Authority documents and Policies to switch views.
TitleDescription
Risk postureResidual risk score of the processing activity, along with the inherent risk level and control effectiveness.
Risk heatmapDistribution of processing activities by residual/inherent risk and control effectiveness levels. You can filter by risk classification.
TitleDescription
Risk assessmentsNumber of risk assessments by state, including counts for open, overdue, and due in 7 days. You can filter by RAM template.
Privacy assessmentsNumber of privacy assessments by state, including counts for open, overdue, and due in 7 days. You can filter by available assessment templates.
TitleDescription
IssuesNumber of issues by priority, including counts for open, overdue, and due in 7 days.
Policy exceptionsNumber of policy exceptions by risk rating, with counts for open, overdue, and due in 7 days.
TitleDescription
ControlsDistribution of controls by state.
AttestationsNumber of attestations that are open, overdue, and due in 7 days.
IndicatorsNumber of indicators that are open, overdue, and failed in the last 6 months.

Parent Topic:Reporting for Privacy Management