> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.docusnap.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manage Controls

> Create controls, keep status and due dates in view, and edit several controls at once.

A control is the treatment used to lower a risk. It carries status, priority,
category, an owner, and a due date, and can be linked to risks, compliance
objectives, and documents. The same control can lower a risk and satisfy a
regulation's objective at the same time — the list carries its own *Risks*
and *Objectives* columns with the respective relation counts.

## Create a control

| Field | Required | Default |
| - | - | - |
| *Name* | yes | — |
| *Status* | yes | *Open* |
| *Priority* | yes | *Medium* |
| *Category* | no | — |
| *Responsible* | no | — |
| *Due Date* | no | — |
| *Recurrence* | yes | *One-time* |
| *Interval*, *Unit* | only with *Recurring* | — |

*Priority* offers *Low*, *Medium*, *High*, and *Critical*.

<Note>
  Recurrence decides whether Docusnap365 sets a next due date after each piece
  of evidence. Every control carries the *Evidence* tab, one-time controls
  included. For details, see
  [Documenting Evidence for Controls](/docs/en/isms/control-evidence).
</Note>

Unlike threats and vulnerabilities, the create dialog captures no description
— you add one later on the detail page.

A control can also be created directly from within a risk: it is created
independently and is then linked to the risk.

## KPIs and filters

The list carries four KPIs: *Total*, *In Progress*, *Completed*, and
*Overdue*. Five buttons filter by *Planned*, *In Progress*, *Implemented*,
*Overdue*, and *Without Responsible Person* — there is no dedicated button for the
*Open* status.

<Note>
  *Overdue* filters on a due date before today **and** a status other than
  *Implemented*. An already-implemented control past its due date does not
  count as overdue.
</Note>

<Tip>
  *Overdue* and *Without Responsible Person* work well for a regular review: one shows
  due dates that have already passed, the other controls with no one
  accountable.
</Tip>

## Bulk editing

The bulk selection offers *Set Status*, *Assign Responsible*, and *Delete*.
The first two open bulk editing in the sidebar and are limited to that one
field each.

<Warning>
  *Delete* removes the selected controls directly, without going through the
  sidebar. The page's KPIs recalculate afterward.
</Warning>

## Related

[Documenting Evidence for Controls](/docs/en/isms/control-evidence) covers a
control's recurrence and evidence. For compliance, the control carries an
*Objectives* tab with reference, name, category, and regulation; an objective
has no detail page of its own; its regulation opens instead. Objectives
are assessed in
[Activate and Assess Regulations](/docs/en/isms/regulations).


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