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title: Registering Impact Analysis in the Continuity Business
slug: itsm-en/registering-impact-analysis-in-the-continuity-business
description: Learn about the Requirements and Strategies phase of Continuity Registration, which involves setting vital functions, conducting a business impact analysis, evaluating risks, and developing a continuity strategy. Ensure prerequisites are met, such as defi
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createdAt: 2021-10-27T20:12:22.000Z
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<font color="#3b9f0f">**Continuity Registration**</font> is a process that passes through several phases. The second phase of this process, called Requirements and Strategies, where it will be set the vital Functions, business impact analysis, risks evaluation, and continuity strategy.&#x20;

This functionality allows <font color="#3b9f0f">**registering the business impact analysis**</font>.

## Before getting started

- [x] It is necessary the existence of a service defined in the process of Portfolio
  &#x20;and Catalog Management;
- [x] It is also necessary to register previously the Continuity Registration, policy
  &#x20;and continuity project of a service already defined;
- [x] In addition to have
  &#x20;registered the scope and continuity of vital functions;
- [x] You will need to register previously the threat, threat category and link the
  &#x20;threat category to the category registered;
- [x] Besides, register previously the automatic action of Incident, request and
  &#x20;procedure about Event Management.

## Procedure

1. Access the functionality through the main menu `Processes > Continuity
    Management > Continuity`;
2. Find the continuity you want to link to the impact analysis and click on
   &#x20;"**Advance**";
3. In the "<font color="#3b9f0f">**Requirements and Strategies**</font>" area, click on "**Business Impact
   &#x20;Analysis** (**BIA**)";
4. Click on "**Select Vital Function**" to search and link the vital function you
   &#x20;want;
5. Click on the icon “**+**” and complete the fields necessary;
6. Click on "**Save**".

## What to do next

After registering the impact analysis in the continuity business, it is necessary to
&#x20;execute the following action: register the risk evaluation of continuity, being
&#x20;this option, a part of the second phase of the complete register of continuity,
&#x20;called Requirements and Strategies.