CSI Accelerator provides functionality to define a companies' business control framework using processes, risks, control objectives and control measures.
Risks are defined at following levels:
Following ways are provided to create risks:
Mass creation

Click on
to open the table view, used for mass maintenance.
Tip: To go directly to the table view, select View Ø Risks from the menu.
or press Ctrl+N to create a new entry.Click
on
or press Ctrl+S to save all created.
Tip:The table view can be easily populated by copying and pasting existing data from Excel.
Tip: To easily export the table view to Excel click on
in the bottom right corner.
To include additional information or to link documents to the newly created risk, double click on the appropriate item to open its details.
Maintain risk properties
Relevant properties can be selected on the Properties tab.
Link documents
Documents can be easily linked to a risk by copy and paste or drag and drop from within Windows Explorer.
Tip: Also hyperlinks can be linked from within the Documents tab.
Process assignment
The Processes tab is intended informatively and indicates to which process steps the risk concerned is linked.
It is however possible to assign a process step to the control objective concerned by typing the appropriate process name in the "process" field or
right mouse click in the grid and select "Add" from the popup.
In the Filter popup enter at least two characters to search for the appropriate process steps.
From within the Select processes popup select relevant processes (by ticking the checkbox) and press
.
Tip: To show all process steps enter "**" as filter criteria.
Assign SoD conflicts
The SoD Conflicts tab is intended to indicate which SoD conflicts the risk concerned is linked to. By having this link Controls Organizer functionality is integrated with Authorization Audit functionality.
To assign an SoD conflict to the control measure concerned type the appropriate name in the "SoD conflict" field or
right mouse click in the grid and select "Add" from the popup.
In the Filter popup enter at least two characters to search for the appropriate SoD conflicts.
From within the Select SoD conflicts popup select relevant SoD conflicts (by ticking the checkbox) and press
.
Tip: To show all SoD conflicts enter "**" as filter criteria.
Single creation using fast new item creation
button.
to create a new risk and open its details.
Maintain risk properties
Relevant properties can be selected on the Properties tab.
Link documents
Documents can be easily linked to a risk by copy and paste or drag and drop from within Windows Explorer.
Tip: Also hyperlinks can be linked from within the Documents tab.
Process assignment
The Processes tab is intended informatively and indicates to which process steps the risk concerned is linked.
It is however possible to assign a process step to the control objective concerned by typing the appropriate process name in the "process" field or
right mouse click in the grid and select "Add" from the popup.
In the Filter popup enter at least two characters to search for the appropriate process steps.
From within the Select processes popup select relevant processes (by ticking the checkbox) and press
.
Tip: To show all process steps enter "**" as filter criteria.
Assign SoD conflicts
The SoD Conflicts tab is intended to indicate which SoD conflicts the risk concerned is linked to. By having this link Controls Organizer functionality is integrated with Authorization Audit functionality.
To assign an SoD conflict to the control measure concerned type the appropriate name in the "SoD conflict" field or
right mouse click in the grid and select "Add" from the popup.
In the Filter popup enter at least two characters to search for the appropriate SoD conflicts.
From within the Select SoD conflicts popup select relevant SoD conflicts (by ticking the checkbox) and press
.
Tip: To show all SoD conflicts enter "**" as filter criteria.
or press <CTRL> + ‘S’ to save the risk created
Single creation from within the process decomposition
Manual entry

click on
to create a new entry.
The process decomposition can be altered by "dragging and dropping" risks through the decomposition.
Tip: By just performing a drag-and-drop action, the risk is moved.
By holding <CTRL> while performing the drag-and-drop action a copy is made of the risk.
By holding <CTRL> + <SHIFT> while performing the drag-and-drop action a reference is made to the risk.
Using the library

Select relevant risks from the Library and drag-and-drop them to the Process pane.
Tip: Multiple items can be selected from the Library by holding <SHIFT> or <CTRL> while selecting relevant items.