--- sourceDocument: Yokohama Governance, Risk, and Compliance sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/yokohama/governance-risk-compliance Release : - yokohama ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Yokohama Governance, Risk, and Compliance ft:clusterId : - grc bundleId : - grc workflow : - Technology --- # Regulatory assessment for a regulatory alert # Regulatory assessment for a regulatory alert {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Yokohama * * Updated July 31, 2025 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read Utilize the Smart Assessment Engine to perform smart assessments on regulatory alerts. This ability enhances regulatory decision-making by enabling impact assessments directly at the regulatory alert level, streamlining processes through a unified core assessment framework, and assigning analysis to multiple stakeholders for improved collaboration and efficiency. When you initiate an assessment to assess the impact of a regulatory alert, you get an option select either to start a regulatory assessment or the classic risk assessment. Regulatory assessment utilizes the Smart Assessment Engine application and when it is initiated, a new related list called Regulatory assessments is available on a regulatory alert that displays the list of uniquely generated regulatory assessments. The assessor can access the assessment from the unified Tasks page on the Employee Center. The unified Tasks page provides you a consolidated view of all your tasks, including all assessments, enabling you to access and complete them efficiently. For more information on how to perform a regulatory assessment, refer to [Respond to a regulatory assessment](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/QJpKGHPOB4IFssEw8eC9OQ "Utilize the Smart Assessment Engine to respond to regulatory assessments from the Employee Center."). To understand the benefits of using the Smart Assessment Engine, refer to [Exploring Smart Assessment Engine](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/oePPO~CeO9NDQR35FT_XYg "The ServiceNowSmart Assessment Engine (SAE) helps you reduce the manual burden and costs of your assessment processes through automation."). To understand the process of creating assessment templates and questionnaires, refer to [Configuring Smart Assessment Engine](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/380ZGxddmtitSmyp2rWm8Q "You can activate or upgrade the Smart Assessment Engine application by downloading it from the ServiceNow Store and then configuring the settings in the initial setup checklist to meet your needs."). To understand how to initiate assessments, see [Assess the impact of a regulatory alert](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/S_8_S2v6yyRq9975TgOIqw "Evaluate the risk of a regulatory alert by initiating either a risk assessment or a regulatory assessment."). **Related concepts** * [Regulatory Change Management application landing page](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/E~0_CAc63YSMYDrjoZhF7A "The Regulatory Change Management application landing page view provides the overview of the regulatory activities in your organization. Users with the sn_grc_reg_change.manager roles only can view the Regulatory Change Management landing page in the primary navigation in the Compliance Workspace.") * [Tasks page in the Compliance Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/0uZJDwJzEQNKMMsxpHB3FQ "The Tasks page within the Compliance Workspace provides a centralized, task-centric interface for managing all activities related to regulatory events, source documents, and compliance workflows. It helps you stay organized, ensures timely and accountable action, and promotes overall regulatory readiness.") * [Source document import tasks](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ylE4TdF14ymeU4oK~wlOwg "The Regulatory Change Management application processes external alerts that may include citation titles, citation numbers, and references to legislative or regulatory materials relevant to compliance.") * [Regulatory process flow and tasks](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/2QkEZKYrKHfCxf2t~Ey4rg "The Regulatory Change Management process flow includes the tasks that different users can perform to help your organization manage and comply with regulatory changes.") * [RSS feeds overview](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/9lnEl~Kxw~wJJ9XpWWoqIw "A Really simple syndication (RSS) feed in Regulatory Change Management is like a subscription service for updates about new or changed rules and regulations. Instead of visiting multiple websites to check for updates, you can subscribe to feeds from regulatory bodies or industry news.") * [Impact assessments for the regulatory alerts](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/wEfYcMNZSIAk92vuljb4lA "A regulatory event alert may result in a regulatory change to an organization. You can evaluate the impact of the regulatory change on your organization by performing impact assessments.") * [Next Experience Discuss and Chat Collaboration](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/aQcU7xu5_1a_XzFnTCEaxg "On a regulatory change management case, select Discuss from other options. Collaborate with virtual agents by using Next Experience Chat Collaboration and Discuss.") * [Regulatory Change Management application in the Compliance Workspace](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/lxW4gcNtqIwoAMFxYcU39A "Starting with GRC: Regulatory Change Management, version 13.0.1, the Regulatory Change Management application is available in Compliance Workspace. Compliance Workspace provides your users with a single-pane view so that they can check upcoming regulatory changes, assess their impact, and implement risk and compliance-related changes for the organization.") * [Exploring Now Assist in Regulatory Change Management (RCM)](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/8QK3VpRq6YAxfbtxpqVmDQ "With Now Assist in Regulatory Change Management, part of the ServiceNow Otto for Integrated Risk Management (IRM) application, you can use agentic workflows and generative AI skills that streamline the analysis, summarization, and impact assessment of regulatory alerts. These capabilities empower compliance teams to act swiftly and accurately on regulatory changes.")