The Risk Map tool in ISMS.online lets you tailor risk characterisation to suit your organisation. Categories are a flexible way to group and filter risks—for example, by priority, region, or department. Follow the steps below to set up categories and make your Risk Map even more useful.

Note: You’ll need Administer permissions in the Project to edit categories.

Setting Up Categories

• Navigate to the Risk Map you want to configure.
• Click Settings in the top-right corner of the map.

• In the Categories section, click Edit.
  
  

• Start by adding a Parent Category. This acts as the main heading for your group, e.g., Risk Source, Location, or Department.
• Once your parent category is created, add Child Categories under it. These are the selectable options for that heading.
  
  

For example:

• Parent Category: Location
• Child Categories: UK, Europe, APAC, North America

Customising Your Categories

After setting up your categories, you can enhance them further:

• Order headings and options: Use Move and order to arrange them.
• Assign colours: Click the grey square next to each option to choose a colour.
• Limit selections: Tick Only one child category from this parent category can be applied to each Risk if needed.
  
  

This allows you to control how categories are applied for consistent reporting and filtering.

Applying Categories to a Risk

1. Open the Risk you want to update.
2. On the left-hand side, under risk details, you’ll see the parent categories.
3. Click next to each parent category to apply or remove child categories as required.
   
   

Viewing and Filtering Categories

Once categories are applied:

• From the Risk Map page, click Expand under the export button to temporarily hide the map and view your categories in table form.
• Use the Filter option in the top-left corner to refine your view and review your risk register by category.
  
  

This makes it easy to focus on specific areas, such as risks by department or priority level.