Risks

Note

Risks require the Risks module to be enabled. Go to Settings → Features to turn it on.

A risk is a potential accessibility concern that has been identified but has not yet been confirmed as a problem. Risks are tracked per product and can be escalated into issues when they materialize.

Creating a risk

Any member can create risks.

1. Open a product and go to the Risks tab.

2. Click New risk.

3. Fill in the fields:

   Field	Description
   Title	Short description of the risk.
   Description	Full context.
   Likelihood	High, Medium, or Low.
   Impact	High, Medium, or Low.
   Mitigation	Steps being taken to prevent this risk from materializing.
   Status	Identified, Mitigated, Materialized, or Aged out. Defaults to Identified.
   Areas	Optional: one or more areas this risk relates to.

4. Click Create.

Risk statuses

Status	Meaning
Identified	The risk has been noted and is being monitored.
Mitigated	Action has been taken to reduce or eliminate the risk.
Materialized	The risk became an actual issue (see below).
Aged out	The risk is no longer relevant and was closed without materializing.

Materializing a risk into an issue

When a risk becomes a confirmed accessibility problem, you can materialize it into an issue in one step.

1. Open the risk.
2. Click Materialize into issue.

Ablebase creates an issue from the risk’s title, description, and impact, links the two together, and updates the risk’s status to Materialized. If the risk has already been materialized, this action returns the existing issue rather than creating a duplicate.

Bulk operations

Select multiple risks using the checkboxes to perform bulk actions:

Action	Who can do it
Update status, likelihood, or impact	Any member
Delete	Admins and owners only

Up to 100 risks can be selected at once.

Organization-level risks list

The Risks item in the main sidebar shows all risks across every product in the organization.

Insights

The Insights view shows aggregated breakdowns of your risks by status, likelihood, impact, and product.