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# Enable key stakeholders to update processing activities directly

# Enable key
stakeholders to update processing activities directly {#ariaid-title1}

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

Enable stakeholders to update processing
activities directly from the Employee Center by assigning the activity to them.

## Before you begin

The stakeholder must
have the processing activity privilege
Edit processing activity and respond to privacy assessments.

Role required: sn_privacy.analyst

## About this task

Processing activities
must be in the
Discover
state to be assigned to a key stakeholder.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspacesPrivacy Workspace.
2. Select the List icon ![]().
3. In the Lists tab, select Processing activitiesUnassigned processing activities.
4. Select the processing activity to be assigned to a key stakeholder.
5. Select the more actions icon ![](), and select Assign to key stakeholder.  
   Note:  
   If a different stakeholder is already assigned to the processing activity, select Reassign to key stakeholder to remove that stakeholder's edit access.
6. In the Assign to key stakeholder window, select a stakeholder.  
   Note:  
   Only stakeholders with the Edit processing activity and respond to privacy assessments privilege are listed. To modify privileges, see [Add key stakeholders to a processing activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RxvxY2dI9xE9FaurI8wu0w "Add key stakeholders to a processing activity. Based on their role, users are assigned default processing activity privileges that control whether they can edit a processing activity, view it, or respond to its privacy assessments.").
7. Select Assign.

## Result

The assigned stakeholder receives an email notifying them of the processing activity assignment. The stakeholder can navigate to Employee CenterGRC tasksTasksMy pending tasksProcessing activities to view and edit the assigned processing activity record.

## What to do next

[Send a privacy assessment from a processing activity](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/DbAr6q75HU~WWkGOR83WCw "Send a privacy assessment to a processing activity owner from a processing activity record to collect more information on why and how the processing activity is using personal information.")

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