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title: BCP Resources Overview
description: "An introduction to BCP Resources: the people, premises, systems and suppliers your continuity plans depend on. Applies to: all users with a BCP role. Module: BCP Resources. ## What a Resource Holds - **Level of Control**: how much control the…"
url: "https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/bcp-resources-overview/"
updated: "2026-10-30"
category: BCP Resource Basics
---

# BCP Resources Overview

An introduction to BCP Resources: the people, premises, systems and suppliers your continuity plans depend on.

Applies to: all users with a BCP role. Module: BCP Resources.

## What a Resource Holds

- **Level of Control**: how much control the business has over the resource (for example Full control or Third party).
- **Communication Plan Number**: which communication plan to use if the resource is lost.
- **Substitution**: the workaround if the resource is unavailable.
- **Resource Impacts**: how badly each department is affected if the resource is lost.
- **Action Plan**: plans and actions to reduce the impact, which also appear in the Actions module.
- **Linked Risks** and **Linked Controls** from the Register Risks and Controls modules.

## The BCP Resources Dashboard

Select **BCP Resources** in the left-hand menu. Charts show the **Level of Control**, **Communication Plan Numbers** and **Divisional Breakdown**; the **All Resources** grid lists each resource.

![BCP Resources dashboard with charts and the All Resources grid](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bcp-resources-overview-01-dashboard.png)

## Inside a Resource

Click a resource to open it. The **Overview** tab shows the details and any action plans; the other tabs are **Edit Resource**, **Resource Impacts**, **Linked Risks** and **Linked Controls**.

![A BCP resource on its Overview tab](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bcp-resources-overview-02-record.png)

Admins maintain the lists under BCP Resources in the menu: **Level of Control**, **Communication Plan Number**, **Department** and **Impact Level**.

## Related Articles

- [Adding a BCP Resource](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/adding-a-bcp-resource/)
- [Adding an Action Plan to a BCP Resource](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/adding-an-action-plan-to-a-bcp-resource/)
- [Linking Resources to a BCP](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/linking-resources-to-a-bcp/)
- [BCP Overview](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/bcp-overview/)