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Who can use this feature?
All
Account Owners
and
Security Admins
Any
End Users
assigned as an owner to one or more risks
Available on the
Free
,
Core
and
Business
plans
Archive A Risk
#
1
Sign in to WatchDog Security
Sign in to the
WatchDog Security Platform
.
2
Open Risk Management
Select
Risk Management
from the left-hand navigation.
3
Locate Risk
Find the risk you want to archive in the risk register.
4
Archive Risk
Click the archive icon under
Action
beside the risk.
What Happens Next
#
The risk is removed from the active risk register.
The risk is preserved in an archived state.
Archived risks do not impact active risk tracking.
Unarchive A Risk
#
1
Sign in to WatchDog Security
Sign in to the
WatchDog Security Platform
.
2
Open Risk Management
Select
Risk Management
from the left-hand navigation.
3
Show Archived Risks
Enable
Show Archived Risks
to view archived items.
4
Open Risk Menu
Click the
3 dots
beside the archived risk.
5
Unarchive Risk
Select
Unarchive
to restore the risk.
Delelete A Archived Risk
#
1
Sign in to WatchDog Security
Sign in to the
WatchDog Security Platform
.
2
Open Risk Management
Select
Risk Management
from the left-hand navigation.
3
Show Archived Risks
Enable
Show Archived Risks
to view archived items.
4
Open Risk Menu
Click the
3 dots
beside the archived risk.
5
Unarchive Risk
Select
Delete
to delete the risk.
What Happens Next
#
The risk is restored to the active risk register.
The risk becomes visible in standard views and filters.
All previous risk data and history remain intact.
Troubleshooting
#
Cannot Archive Risk
Verify your role is
Account Owner
or
Security Admin
Ensure the risk is not already archived
Refresh the page and try again
Archived Risk Not Visible
Cannot Unarchive Risk
Modified at
2026-03-26 21:55:37
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