BIA states and UI actions
When you create a business impact analysis (BIA), certain UI actions are associated with each state.
States and associated UI actions in BIA
The states and their UI associated actions in a business impact analysis are described in the table.
| State of the business impact analysis | UI action | Description of the action |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | In the Business Impact Analysis record Lists view, select New. Nota: You can also navigate to the Business Impact Analysis section of the Home page and select Create BIA. |
When you select New in the Create New Impact analysis form or Create BIA in the Home page, a record is created in the Draft state by default. On the Details tab, you can add details of the business impact analysis (BIA). On the Assessments tab, you can respond to the Recovery point objective assessment, Recovery time objective assessment, and Dependency assessment. |
| In review | Select Submit for review. | When you select Submit for review in the Create New Impact analysis form, the state of the business impact analysis is updated to In review. |
| Pending approval | Select Submit for approval. | When you select Submit for approval in the Create New Impact analysis form, the state of the business impact analysis is updated to Pending approval. |
| Approved | Select Approve. | When you select Approve in the Create New Impact analysis form, the state of the business impact analysis is updated to Approved. The Overview tab displays the progression of the states as shown in the example. When the business impact analysis is in the Approved state, it is in the read-only format. You can only view the Recovery point objective assessment, Recovery time objective assessment, and Dependency assessment in the Approved state. |
| Archived | In the Create New Impact analysis form, select Archive. | When you select Archive in the Create New Impact analysis form, the state of the business impact analysis is updated to Archived as shown in the example. Starting with BCM release 9.0.x, you can revert an archived business impact analysis (BIA) to the Draft state by selecting the Edit button on the form. You can perform additional UI actions in the Create New Impact analysis form:
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| Returned | Select Reject. | If you select Reject in the Create New Impact analysis form, the state of the business impact analysis is set to Returned. You can edit the business impact analysis in the Returned state. You can update and submit it for review again. |