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# Assess risks

# Assess risks {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Use the classic risk assessment and assess the risks in your organization.
* **[Create a risk assessment using the Risk Assessment Designer](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/xunGs99UG~0m6Kqs9QjfnA)**   
  Use the Risk Assessment Designer to create and edit metric types, use different metric types for different risks, select multiple respondents for a risk assessment, as well as change scoring parameters. The Question Bank offers a library of questions for various categories, so you do not have to build each questionnaire from scratch.
* **[Create an assessment type](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Dyw68P3nCWJHwd7jt9gWnQ)**   
  The risk manager can create a set of questions for each risk assessment.
* **[Assess risk for a policy exception](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/wK99tOu8qG3Evynpd4pDsw)**   
  After the review of a policy exception request and before deciding to approve or reject a request, the compliance manager may choose to request a risk assessment by the risk manager.
* **[Assess a risk](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/GJmoQWgjBKkaSZZkBx9n7A)**   
  Risks start in a Draft state then move to the Assess state.