About Choice Types

The content developer configures the choices available for each question. Questions, the corresponding choices, and resulting scores vary for each questionnaire type. This section provides an overview of the available options.The following table describes the types of questions that may appear in a questionnaire.

Questionnaire Types

Choice Types

Description

Control

Radio button

Provides a list of answers from which you can select a single answer.


Each answer has a score between 0-10, where zero is fully compliant with the subcontrol. A radio button choice may also have a drop-down. 


Optionally, answers may have dependent questions; a dependent question only appears if you select the answer.

Multiple choice

Provides a list of answers and you can select all that apply.


Each answer has a score between 0-10 and the selections are tallied.


Optionally, answers may have dependent questions; a dependent question only appears if you select the answer.

Text field 

Provides a field for you to answer the question.


 Does not impact the score.

Time series

Provides a series of fields with dates or periods for which an answer to the question is required.


Does not impact the score.

Multiple text fields

Provides multiple text fields for you to provide answers to the question.


Does not impact compliance and risk scores. 

Table 

Provides a list of answer choices that are enclosed in a table and you can

select all that apply.

ERM Risk Assessment 

Operational

For likelihood, provides choices that allow you to indicate how likely you

think the risk is to occur even if all controls, policies and guidelines, and mitigations are met.


For impact, provides choices that allow you to indicate the level of impact a risk related event will cause with all controls, policy and guidelines, and mitigation's in place.


Financial

Regulatory

ERM Risk Identifications

Radio button

Provides a list of questionnaires where stakeholders respond to each question to identify risks to an entity. Questionnaire responders can also assign risks to entities that are not identified through a risk identification questionnaire.


For more information, see Adding Risks to Assessments.