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title: Define Service Continuity Policy
slug: citsmart-8-en/define-service-continuity-policy
description: Learn about the phases and steps involved in the Continuity Registration process. Understand how to define and communicate the policy, scope, and IT service continuity project. Find out the important pre-requisites and procedure for setting the policy and
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createdAt: 2022-01-19T22:53:25.000Z
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The Continuity Registration is a process that passes through several phases. The first phase of this process, called Initiation, is where it is set the policy, scope, and IT service continuity project. This functionality allows setting the policy.

The policy should define and communicate, as soon as possible, to all members of the organization involved or affected by the business continuity, to be aware of its responsibilities to support the IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) according to the objectives of the policy.

## Before getting started

- [x] First, make sure there is a defined service in a Portfolio and Catalog
   Management process.
- [x] It is necessary to have registered the Continuity Registration.
- [x] Also, register the threat and threat categories, both linked to
   each other. Also, register the risk and the risk category.
- [x] It is equally essential to have registered the automatic actions of the incident,
   request and procedure about the Event Management.

## Procedure

1. Access the functionality through the main menu `Processes > Continuity
    Management > Continuity`;
2. Find the continuity you want to link the policy and click on "**Advance**";
3. In **Initiation**, click on "**Policy**" and then on "**Policy Registration**";
4. Complete the fields necessary (policy title, version, deadline, description
    and link the responsible for the policy);
5. To attach some file, click on the tab "**Attach**" and then on "**Add file**" to link the file;
6. Click on "**Save**".

## What to do next

After defining the service continuity policy, it is necessary to register the continuity scope, which is part of the Initiation phase of the complete registration of continuity.