Creating an Action
To create an action from an action plan:
1. Select Home > My Desktop > My Responsibilities > My Action Plans.
2. In the page that appears, select the action plan that interests you and click Property.
3. In the Actions section, click New.
The action appears in the list of action plan actions.
4. Open the properties of the action and specify its Name.
5. Specify the following fields:
• Priority: enables indication of a level. Priority can be: "Low", "Medium", "High" or "Critical".
• Action Responsible: responsible for the action as specified by the action plan creator.
• Owner Entity: owner organization unit enabling restriction of the list of action owners.
6. You can specify milestones, which are important dates of the action.
• Effective Begin Date and Planned Begin Date.
• Effective End Date and Planned End Date.
7. Click OK.
The action is created with "Created" status.
8. Connect the controls you want to implement.
These fields are accessible when the action has taken "Open" status.Action statuses
• Created: the action is created.
• Project: the created action awaits opening by the "action owner".
• In Progress:action is accepted by its owner.
• To Close: the action is completed and must be approved by the "action plan owner or approver".
• Closed:the action is completed and approved.
Defining Action Scope
An action can concern one or several objects of control, risk or application type.
For example, to define the controls that will be executed in the framework of the action:
1. Open the properties of the action.
2. Expand the Scope section.
3. Connect the controls you want to implement.
These fields are accessible when the action has taken "Open" status.