HOPEX BCM > Administrating Business Continuity > Managing Impact Types
Managing Impact Types
 
Managing business impact values
To access impact types used within a Business Impact Analysis:
*In the navigation menu, select Administration > Business Activity > Impact Types.
The following impact types are available as standard. They are caused by adverse events such as accidents or disasters.
• Financial: cost or profit loss
• Operational: impact on business continuity
• Environmental: impact on the environment
• Reputational: impact on the reputation of the organization
• Regulatory: impacts of regulations on the organization
*You can create your own impact types.
In the properties of an impact type, you can specify the possible values and assign them a color to be displayed in the BIA matrix.
Managing business impact values
To define business impact values:
1. In the navigation menu, select Administration > Business Activity > Business Impact Values.
2. Create values and define colors to be displayed in the BIA matrix.