> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Risk Matrix, Currency, and Numbering

> Set the risk matrix's size and thresholds, the currency symbol, and the numbering prefix.

Under *Administration › General* you set application-wide values that do not
belong to a single module: the *Risk Matrix*, the *Currency*, and the
*Numbering* prefix. What a value does in ISMS or in ITAM is described in the
respective module.

## Saving the Settings Pages

This applies to *General*, *ITAM*, *ISMS*, and *Documents* alike. Every
entry lands in a draft first; if the draft differs from the saved state, a
bar appears offering *Save* and *Discard*.

<Warning>
  *General* writes to several areas at once on save. If one fails, its draft
  stays and a message appears above the sections — the remaining areas are
  already saved at that point. After such a message, check which section is
  still open instead of setting everything again.
</Warning>

<Note>
  An invalid entry never reaches the draft and locks *Save* until it is
  fixed.
</Note>

## Resetting Values

If a field differs from its default, a small button next to it resets only
that field in the draft. *Reset to Default* instead affects the whole page
and appears only when a **saved** value there deviates from the default.

<Warning>
  *Reset to Default* also discards unsaved changes. The confirmation points
  this out when any exist.
</Warning>

## Risk Matrix

*Size* chooses between 3, 4, or 5 and applies to both axes. Below it, three
fields set the *Low Threshold*, *Medium Threshold*, and *High Threshold* in
percent.

<Note>
  Each matrix cell gets a risk value from 0 to 100% (likelihood times impact
  relative to the maximum). A threshold is the lower bound of the next zone: a
  cell counts as low while it stays below the low threshold; from the high
  threshold upward it counts as critical. A value exactly on a threshold
  therefore falls into the higher zone.
</Note>

The thresholds must be strictly ascending and between 0 and 99%. A preview
below colors the four zones *Low*, *Medium*, *High*, and *Critical* as you
type.

<Warning>
  Shrinking the *Size* asks for confirmation and states how many risk
  assessments would then lie outside the matrix and need reassessment —
  counted up to 200. The values themselves are kept until someone opens the
  affected risk.
</Warning>

What the risk matrix means in the workflow is described under [Assessing
Risks](/docs/en/isms/assess-risks).

## Currency

A choice of five currencies: *Euro (€)*, *US Dollar (\$)*, *British Pound
(£)*, *Japanese Yen (¥)*, *Swiss Franc (CHF)*.

<Warning>
  The selection changes only the displayed symbol after amounts. Amounts are
  not converted — switching from euro to US dollar swaps only the symbol; the
  recorded figures stay unchanged.
</Warning>

## Numbering

The *Prefix* field for automatically generated IDs of documents, risks,
threats, vulnerabilities, and controls: 1 to 10 characters, uppercase A–Z
and digits 0–9 only.

<Note>
  A change applies only to newly generated IDs. Existing numbers stay
  unchanged, so approved document numbers remain citable.
</Note>

## Related

The module-specific values sit alongside: [ITAM](/docs/en/settings/itam-settings)
for *Strict Mode* and *Validation Cycle (Days)*,
[ISMS](/docs/en/settings/isms-settings) for *Risk Review (Days)*, and [Documents](/docs/en/settings/documents-settings) for the
*Strict Mode* of document control.


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