---
title: Adding a Risk or a Chance
description: >-
  A risk or a chance can be recorded for the entire process or for an element of
  a published process version.
search:
  tags:
    - anleitung
    - risiko
    - chance
    - hinzufuegen
    - erfassen
---
A risk or a chance can be recorded for the entire process or for an element of a published process version.

## Adding a Risk or a Chance to a Process or a Process Element [#hinzufügen-eines-risikos-oder-einer-chance-zu-einem-prozess-oder-einem-prozesselement]

### Prerequisites [#voraussetzungen]

You must be responsible for the process.

A risk analysis can only be created for published process versions, not for processes that are under review.

### Context [#zusammenhang]

Recording a chance and a risk for a process or a process element helps you focus on the key control levers in the process landscape. Areas of potential advantages or disadvantages for the company's development can be identified and controlled more easily.

Chances and risks that affect the entire process are shown at the top left of the process as a **red warning triangle** (risk) or as a **white arrow on a green background** (chance).

The risks and chances recorded for the individual process elements are shown directly on the element with a corresponding icon.

### Procedure [#so-gehst-du-vor]

1. To record a risk or a chance for a process, go to the process page, click ⋮ in the top right corner and then click **Analyze Risks** in the menu.

   The **Risk Analysis for \<Process\>** page appears. The process is selected.
2. To record a risk or a chance for a process element, select the element in the process diagram.
3. To select the process again, click the process icon below the process diagram.
4. Click **Add Risk/Chance**.

   The dialog of the same name appears.

   The **Risk** tab is in the foreground.

## Recording a Risk or a Chance [#erfassen-eines-risikos-oder-einer-chance]

### Prerequisites [#voraussetzungen-1]

You must be responsible for the process.

You have added a risk or a chance to a process or a process element and are in the **Add Risk/Chance** dialog.

To save a risk or a chance, you must enter at least the title.

### Context [#zusammenhang-1]

By default, the **Add Risk/Chance** dialog is set to record a risk.

In addition to the description and the definition of a responsible person, among others, the probability of occurrence and the extent of impact are recorded in a matrix that automatically determines the resulting priority.

You can record the title, description and possible effects in multiple languages.

### Procedure [#so-gehst-du-vor-1]

1. To record a chance, click **Chance** in the **Add Risk/Chance** dialog.

   No risk category is managed for chances.
2. To use a template, click the template icon and select a template in the **Select Template** dialog.

   The entries from the template are applied.
3. Enter the **Title** and a **Description** of the risk or the chance.
4. Under **Possible Effects**, describe the specific effects.
5. For a risk, select the **Risk Category** from the selection list.
6. Click **Identifier** and select the person or organizational unit that discovered the risk or the chance.
7. Click **Responsible Person** and select the person who is responsible for the risk or the chance.
8. Assess the **Probability of Occurrence** and the **Extent of Impact** (damage or success) using the selection lists or, alternatively, using **Advanced Editing** in the assessment matrix.

   The priority of the risk or the chance is determined automatically based on the selected probability of occurrence and extent.
9. Click **Record Risk** or **Record Chance**.

   Chances and risks are shown in the top left corner of the process or the process element as a **red icon** (risk) or as a **green icon** (chance).

See also: [Publishing a Risk Analysis](/manage-and-configure/manage-risks-and-chances/publishing-risk-analysis)