Risk and Compliance Module navigation
To access the Risk and Compliance Module, on the main navigation bar of your Nintex Process Manager site, hover on the Risks tab and explore the different options as described in the sections below.
Risk and Compliance Add-on Navigation

- Go to Risks > Summary to see a portfolio level view of your risks and compliance requirements.
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Summary |
Displays the total risks, overdue sign-offs, and treatment changes to review. This information is of most use to Risk Managers Any user who undertakes a training unit, competency unit or onboarding, responsible for completing training as scheduled and to record completion if "self sign-off" is required..
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Heat Map |
Graphical representation of inherent and residual risks based on likelihood, severity, and control effectiveness scores.
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All Portfolios |
Summary of risks by portfolio. You can only see the portfolios where you are a manager, editor, or viewer.
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Create a Risk | For more information, see create or edit a risk item. |
Go To Risk Register | See Register. |

- The risk register shows risks identified by your organization and information about each risk, such as its owner, the portfolios and classifications it belongs to, and its risk scores.
- The inherent risk score The rating of the risk before any treatments have been applied. is the rating of the risk before any treatments have been applied.
- Risks are mitigated by adding treatments to them. The effectiveness of the treatments applied to a risk are rated and is multiplied by the inherent risk score to calculate the residual risk score The effectiveness of treatments applied to a risk are rated and multiplied by the inherent risk score to calculate the residual risk score..
- By default, the risks displayed are sorted from highest to lowest residual risk score. The inherent risk score and residual risk score are displayed depending on the risk scoring scheme you have configured. Likelihood, severity and risk treatments are also displayed.
Register page details
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To filter the results, hover over the Portfolio and Classification drop-down lists.
- Alternatively you can select from one of the following preset filters:
- All
- Top 10 Risk Scores
- Overdue/ Non-compliant
- Treatment Signoffs due in <choose from the drop-down list>
- Treatment Changes to Review
- Risks Review due in <choose from the drop-down list>
- Use the search button top right of the Register page to perform a keyword search on a particular risk or compliance requirement.

The Audit History page displays details of all risk treatment sign-offs. Auditors, Risk Managers and other interested stakeholders can see over a selected period of time whether risk and compliance treatments have been operational and effective.
- Audit history also displays sign-offs made by Risk Managers for treatment changes resulting from process changes.
- Risk Managers can use audit history details to immediately follow up with the assigned users for overdue sign-offs.

For more information, see create or edit a risk item.