# Perform A Risk Assessment

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    All <span style="color:#d760f9; font-weight:600;">Account Owners</span> and <span style="color:#d760f9; font-weight:600;">Security Admins</span>
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    Available on the <span style="color:#d760f9; font-weight:600;">Free</span>, <span style="color:#d760f9; font-weight:600;">Core</span> and <span style="color:#d760f9; font-weight:600;">Business</span> plans
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## Generate Risks via Risk Assessment

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Risk assessments generate risks automatically based on your answers and can be saved before submission.
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<Steps>

<Step title="Sign in to WatchDog Security">
  Sign in to the [**WatchDog Security Platform**](app.watchdogsecurity.io).
</Step>

<Step title="Open Risk Management">
  Select **Risk Management** from the left-hand navigation.
</Step>

<Step title="Start Assessment">
  Click **Perform New RA** to begin a new assessment.
</Step>

<Step title="Select Checklist">
  Choose the checklist to use for generating risks.
</Step>

<Step title="Set Default Assignee">
  Optionally assign a user to all generated risks.
</Step>

<Step title="Enable Auto Fill">
  Choose whether to auto populate risk details.
</Step>

<Step title="Launch Questionnaire">
  Click **Perform** to start answering questions.
</Step>

<Step title="Answer Questions">
  Complete all questions based on your environment.
</Step>

<Step title="Submit Assessment">
  Click **Submit** to generate risks.
</Step>

</Steps>

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## What Happens Next

<TipInfo>Risks are automatically created in the risk register based on your responses.</TipInfo>
<TipInfo>Each risk includes scoring, ownership, and optional remediation details.</TipInfo>
<TipInfo>Assigned users are responsible for managing and treating risks.</TipInfo>
<TipInfo>Risks can be edited, assigned tasks, and tracked to completion.</TipInfo>

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## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>

<Accordion title="No Risks Generated After Submission" defaultOpen>
- Confirm **auto generate risk** was set to **Yes**
- Verify the assessment was successfully **submitted**  
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Risk Details Missing">
- Confirm **auto-fill** was enabled during setup  
- If disabled, risks are created without descriptions or remediation steps
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Cannot Start Assessment">
- Verify access to **Risk Management**  
- Ensure your role has permission to perform assessments  
- Check that the feature is available on your plan
</Accordion>

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