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title: Connecting Risks to a Business Objective
description: "How to connect risks to a business objective and compare them with the objective's appetite. Applies to: users who can edit Business Objectives and read Register Risks. Module: Business Objectives and Register Risks. ## Linking Risks 1. Open the objective…"
url: "https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/connecting-risks-to-a-business-objective/"
updated: "2026-10-30"
category: Business Objective Basics
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# Connecting Risks to a Business Objective

How to connect risks to a business objective and compare them with the objective's appetite.

Applies to: users who can edit Business Objectives and read Register Risks. Module: Business Objectives and Register Risks.

## Linking Risks

1. Open the objective and select the **Connected Risks** tab.
2. The **Objective Appetite Details** panel shows the objective's appetite and its value.
3. In the **Connected Risks** grid, click the **link** icon to pick existing risks (or **+** to create a new risk).
4. Click each risk to select it, then click the blue **tick**.
5. Click **Save**.

![The Connected Risks tab with the link icons highlighted](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/connecting-risks-to-a-business-objective-01.png)

The grid shows each risk's **Inherent Score**, **Residual Score**, **Risk Appetite** and whether it is **Over Objective Appetite?**. The **Auto Linked Controls** and **Auto Linked Incidents** tabs list the controls and incidents linked to those risks, so you do not link them separately.

## Policies and Surveys

The **Connected Policies** and **Surveys** tabs work the same way: use the link icon to pick records, confirm with the tick and save.

## Related Articles

- [Business Objectives Overview](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/business-objectives-overview/)
- [Linking Records Between Modules](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/linking-records-between-modules/)
- [Unlinking Records from a Module](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/unlinking-records-from-a-module/)