--- title: Tracking Risk Score Changes Over Time description: "How to see how your risk scores have moved: the standard score-history reports, running any report as at an earlier date, and viewing the risk dashboard as it was in the past. Applies to: users with access to Register Risks…" url: "https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/tracking-risk-score-changes-over-time/" updated: "2026-10-30" category: Risk Register Basics --- # Tracking Risk Score Changes Over Time How to see how your risk scores have moved: the standard score-history reports, running any report as at an earlier date, and viewing the risk dashboard as it was in the past. Applies to: users with access to Register Risks reports; History mode on the dashboard needs a role that shows **History** on the options menu (usually admins). Module: Register Risks. ## Choosing the Right Tool - **Score-history reports**: ready-made reports that compare scores over recent months. Best for a risk committee pack. - **Reports "As of" a date**: run any report, such as the risk register, as it stood on a past date. Best for "what did the register look like at quarter end?". - **History mode**: view the whole Register Risks dashboard (heat maps, grid and records) as it was at a past date and time. - **Audit Trail**: a list of every change to every field, with who made it and when. See Audit Trails. ## Score-History Reports Go to **Reports**, choose **Register Risks** in the **Module** filter and generate any of these (see Generating a Risk Register Report): - **Risk Movement** (Word): each risk whose residual score has changed, with its **Previous Residual Score**, **Current Residual Score**, **Date Modified** and owners. - **Risk Score History (Last 3 Months)** (Excel): each risk's inherent and residual impact, likelihood and score now, last month, two months ago and three months ago, with a dashboard sheet of charts. - **Inherent & Residual Risk History (6 Months) By Family** (Excel): inherent and residual ratings for the last six months, grouped by risk family. - **Risk Score (Counts by Division and Category) Ageing** (Word): counts of green, amber and red risks by division and by category, and how many months old each risk's score is. **Note:** These reports compare against earlier months, so they fill up over time. On a new site, or for risks added recently, the history columns stay empty until there is history to show. ## Running a Report as at an Earlier Date 1. In **Reports**, find the report (for example **Risk Register (Main)**) and click **Filter** (1). ![Reports list with the Filter link on the Risk Register (Main) row highlighted](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tracking-risk-score-changes-02a-filter.png) 1. Under **Database** (1), choose **As of**. 2. Pick the date (2) with the calendar, for example the last day of the quarter. 3. Click **Close**, then **Generate** (3). ![Report filter with Database set to As of, a date chosen and Generate highlighted](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tracking-risk-score-changes-02-as-of.png) The report shows the risks, scores and other values as they were on that date. Generate the same report with **Database** set to **Current** to compare it with today. **Tip:** **Since** works the same way and runs the report against the history of your data from the date you choose. Set **Database** back to **Current** when you've finished, or use the row menu's **Presets > Default**. See Filtering on Reports. ## Viewing the Dashboard as it Was 1. Open **Register Risks**, click the three dots (⋮) at the top right, then **History** (1). 2. Choose a quick option (**10 minutes ago** or **Yesterday**) or **Set time…** (2). ![Options menu with History and Set time highlighted](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tracking-risk-score-changes-03-history-menu.png) 1. For **Set time…**, pick the date (1) and time (2), then click **Set** (3). ![The View data as it was on bar with the date, time and Set button highlighted](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tracking-risk-score-changes-04-set-time.png) A red caution (1) at the top shows the date and time you are viewing. The heat maps (2), charts and grid show the risks and scores as they were then, so you can compare where risks sat on the map with today. Open a risk to see its Scores tab at that time. ![Register Risks dashboard in History mode with the caution banner and risk map highlighted](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tracking-risk-score-changes-05-history-mode.png) 1. To go back to live data, click ⋮ > **History** > **Actual time**. ![History menu with Actual time highlighted](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tracking-risk-score-changes-06-actual-time.png) **Critical:** While you are in History mode, don't use **History Save** on a record unless you mean to restore that old version. It overwrites the current record. See Database History & Restoring Historical Records. ## Related Articles - [Database History & Restoring Historical Records](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/history/) - [Filtering on Reports](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/filtering-on-reports/) - [Generating a Risk Register Report](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/generating-a-risk-register-report/) - [Audit Trails](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/audit-trails/) - [Scoring a Risk (Inherent, Residual, Target & Appetite)](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/scoring-a-risk/) - [Risk Heat Map (Risk Matrix)](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/risk-heat-map-risk-matrix/)