Creating a framework

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You can use IBM Data Risk Manager Framework Definitions function to create and manage frameworks that are necessary to perform assessments for risk analysis and actions.

About this task

An assessment framework consists of the following objects.
Topic
The first level of a framework hierarchy with one or more subsections, each of them addressing a control object. A topic is an aggregation of subtopics.
Subtopic
Includes generic functional requirement specifications for a framework with associated controls. A subtopic is an aggregation of factors.
Factor
The lowest level of a framework hierarchy with a set of questions about a control implementation.

Procedure

  1. Log on to IBM Data Risk Manager Application Suite (https://<IDRM-Server-IP-Address>:8443/albatross/a3suite).
  2. Click the application menu icon Application navigation icon.
  3. Go to Business Context Modeler > Framework Builder > Framework Builder.
  4. On the Framework Definitions section, set the following options, and click Save.
    Option Description
    Name Name of the framework.
    Display Name Display name for the framework.
    Description Description of the framework.
    Assign Score Template Selection of scorecard template to associate with the assessment framework for score calculation. Templates that are created in Scorecard Definitions are listed in the Assign Score Template list.

What to do next

Create topics, subtopics, and factors for the framework that you created. For more information, see Creating a topic, subtopic, and factor for a framework