Creating a Business Process Form

Overview

Streamline the business process record creation and revalidation process by using Forms. Create and send forms to colleagues to gather the information needed to maintain accurate records of processing. You can configure the form to include specific sections, monitor the approval process, and track the status of each form you assign.

Creating a Form
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From the left side of the page, hover the mouse over the Data Mapping & Risk Manager icon, and then navigate to Settings (1) > BP Forms (2).
Left navigation showing the path to Settings and BP Forms
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In the top-left corner, click Add New (3).
BP Forms page showing the Add New button
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Complete the following fields, and then click Continue.
Create New Form dialog showing name, owner, entity, description, business process name, template, and approval fields
Enter the form name.
Assign an owner. The creator is the default owner and will be notified by email.
Select the entities that should have access to the record.
Enter a description. This is optional.
Enter the business process name.
Choose a business process template.
If an approval process is required before the business process record is created, check the approval checkbox (4).
📋 Note: Select Existing Record (5) to create a form from an existing business process record. This option also lets you copy the configuration from an existing form.
Create New Form dialog showing the Existing Record option selected
 

The questionnaire is pre-configured based on the business process template you selected. On each subsequent section you can simplify the questionnaire by clicking the Hide icon (6) next to a question — hidden fields are not sent to assignees but remain on the business process record. Click the Edit icon (7) to modify a question's text or description.

Form editor showing a questionnaire section with Hide and Edit icons next to each question

The questionnaire sections available depend on the selected template:

Details
System Selection
Build Data Flow
Purposes & Elements
Security & Retention
Custom Page — appears only if a custom page is associated with the selected template type
Legal Basis
Tags
📋 Note: To hide an entire section, click Hide Section (8) in the upper-left corner of that section.
Updating an Existing Business Process Record Using a Form

You can create a new form to update an existing business process record.

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In the Create New Form modal, under Choose Business Process Record, click Existing Record (1).
Create New Form modal showing the Existing Record option under Choose Business Process Record
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Select an existing business process record (2).
Business process record selector showing a list of existing records
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Optionally, select an existing business process form (3) to copy its configuration.
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Click Continue.

Alternatively, from the Business Processes page, click the ellipsis icon (4) to the far right of a record and select Create New Form (5).

Business Processes page showing the ellipsis menu with the Create New Form option

While the form is in progress, the business process record will be in a Locked state.

Business Processes page showing a record in Locked state

During this time, you can edit the record via the form editor.

Form editor showing the edit options for a locked business process record

After editing, you can send the form.

Send form dialog showing the send options and assignee fields

Once you have reviewed the submissions from form assignees, you can approve the form. At that point, updates are applied to the business process record and the record becomes unlocked.

Form review page showing the approval controls and submission details
Assigning Questions Specific to Assignees

You can configure questions for specific assignees so that each assignee sees only the questions applicable to them. This can be done when sending a form — both from the form editor and from the form sent to assignees (if share permission is enabled).

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In the Send Questionnaire modal, click the Settings icon to the right of the assignee's username, and then select Configure Visibility.
Send Questionnaire modal showing the Settings icon and Configure Visibility option next to an assignee
📋 Note: Clicking Reset Configuration resets the visibility configuration for that user.
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Click the Hide icon (3) to the right of a question to hide it, or click Hide Section (4) to hide the entire section.
Configure Visibility screen showing Hide icons next to questions and the Hide Section button
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On the System Selection page, configure additional visibility options as needed.
System Selection visibility page showing Show New Systems and Hide icons
Deselect Show New Systems Added By Other Assignees (5) to prevent this assignee from seeing systems added by others.
Click the Hide icon (6) to hide specific systems not relevant to this assignee.
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Click Save.
📋 Note: To bulk configure visibility for multiple users at once, click Select All (7), and then use the Settings icon > Configure Visibility.
Send Questionnaire modal showing the Select All checkbox for bulk configuration
Activity Log for Forms and Individual Questions

An audit log is available for each question from both the form editor and the form sent to assignees. This makes it easy to see who changed what and when. Click the Activity Log icon to open it.

Sample Activity Log — Form
Sample activity log for the form showing a list of changes with user names and timestamps
Sample Activity Log — Individual Questions
Sample activity log for an individual question showing the answer history
Second sample activity log for individual questions showing additional answer change history
Change Indicator

Business process form owners can view an orange dot in the form editor to identify which sections or questions have had answer changes made by an assignee since the form was sent. This is useful for tracking completion of new business process records and for spotting updated answers.

Form editor showing an orange dot change indicator next to a section with updated answers
Allowing Assignees to Edit Existing Inventory Records and/or Change Owning Entity

When sending a business process form, you can give assignees the ability to edit existing inventory records selected in the form questionnaire, including editing the owning inventory records.

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Click the Send button in the BP Form, and then check the Edit system or owner inventory records checkbox.
Send form dialog showing the Edit system or owner inventory records checkbox
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From the questionnaire's System Selection page, assignees can click the Edit icon (1), edit the system record (2), and then click Save (3).
System Selection page in the questionnaire showing the Edit icon on a system record
System record editor showing the editable fields and Save button

Assignees can also create a new Third Party or Company Affiliate record and assign it to a system:

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Click the Owned By field (4), and then click Add New Third Party or Add New Company Affiliate (5).
System record showing the Owned By field and Add New Third Party / Add New Company Affiliate options
New Third Party or Company Affiliate form showing the required fields
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Enter all required details, and then click Save.
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