Permissions Release Notes: Issues Management
This article consolidates all permissions release notes for Issues Management since the OneTrust 202506.1.0 release, providing a single reference point for changes that impact roles, access, and permissions. Each section below corresponds to a release version and includes permissions release notes announced for the product in the respective release. The absence of a release below indicates that there were no permissions release notes announced for the product for that release. For details on permissions release notes across the platform, see Permissions Release Notes Catalog.
Starting in the OneTrust 202601.1.0 release, permissions release notes related to this product will be exclusively published in this article. If permissions release notes exist, the following note will appear within the Permissions section for the respective product on the myOneTrust Release Notes page with a link to this article:
"Permission changes have been implemented to improve platform usability and administrative efficiency. For more information, see Permissions Release Notes: [Product Name]. For a complete list of products with permission updates in this release, see Permissions Release Notes Catalog."
October 16, 2026 - 202610.1.0
- New Permissions
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The following permissions have been added to the platform and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Permission Name
Explanation of changes
System roles
Custom roles
Retain issues on assessments
The Retain issues on assessments permission has been added and now controls users' ability to retain issues on assessment questions.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Unlink issues permission.
Unlink issues from assessments
The Unlink issues from assessments permission has been added and now controls users' ability to remove links between issues and assessment questions.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Unlink issues permission.
Create saved views for issues
The Create saved views for issues permission permission has been added and now controls users' ability to create saved views for issues.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Edit saved views of issues list permission.
Delete issues saved views
The Delete issues saved views permission has been added and now controls users' ability to delete saved views for issues.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Edit public views of issues list permission.
September 25, 2026 - 202609.2.0
- New Permissions
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The following permissions have been added to the platform and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Permission name
Explanation of changes
System roles
Custom roles
Edit issues PDF reports
The Edit issues PDF reports permission has been added and now controls users' ability to edit issue PDF reports.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, ERM Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Reports create permission.
Edit issues column reports
The Edit issues column reports permission has been added and now controls users' ability to edit issue column reports.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, ERM Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Reports create permission.
View issues PDF reports
The View issues PDF reports permission has been added and now controls users' ability to view issue PDF reports.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, ERM Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Reports view permission.
View issues columns reports
The View issues columns reports permission has been added and now controls users' ability to view issues column reports.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, ERM Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Reports view permission.
- Updated Permissions
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The following permission has been updated in the platform:
Permission name
Explanation of changes
View basic fields for issues
The View basic fields for issues permission now controls users' ability to view issues assigned to the current organization and respective child organizations. This permission has been removed from custom roles that were not previously assigned the View all issues permission and the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, ERM Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Invited, Policy Owner, Project Owner
- Renamed Permissions
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The following permissions have been renamed to improve clarity on the actions associated with each individual permission. No changes have been made to permission functionality.
Old permission name
New permission name
Export issues
Export issues column report
August 7, 2026 - 202608.1.0 (Summer Release)
- New Permissions
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The following permissions have been added to the platform and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Permission name
Explanation of changes
System roles
Custom roles
View basic fields for issues
The View basic fields for issues permission has been added and now controls users' ability to view limited attribute fields for issues focused on naming and context.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, Invited, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Project Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Issue view permission.
- Split Permissions
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The following permissions have been split for more granular and precise access controls and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Old permission name
New permission name
System roles
Custom roles
Issue task add
Create issue task attachments
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, ERM Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager, IT Risk Approver
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Issue task add permission.
Create issue task comments
Issue task delete
Delete issue tasks
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, ERM Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager, IT Risk Approver
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Issue task delete permission.
Delete issue task attachments
View issue related objects
View issue related objects
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Project Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the View issue related objects permission.
View asset issues
View issues related to controls
View entity issues
View evidence task issues
View initiative issues
View policy issues
View procedure issues
View processing activity issues
Custom issue risks view
View standard issues
View vendor issues
Create issues
Create issues
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Create issues permission.
Create Assessment Issues
Create asset issues
Create control issues
Create entity issues
Create evidence task issues
Create initiative issues
Create policy issues
Create procedure issues
Create processing activity issues
Create issues related to risks
Create standard issues
Create vendor issues
Link to issues
Link to issues
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Link to issues permission.
Unlink from issues
Link issues to assets
Link issues to controls
Link issues to engagement
Link evidence task issues
Link initiative issues
Link policy issues
Link procedure issues
Link issues to processing activities
Link issues to risks
Link standard issues
Link issues to vendors
June 5, 2026 - 202606.1.0
- New Permissions
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The following permissions have been added to the platform and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Permission name
Explanation of changes
System roles
Custom roles
Change Issue Workflow
The Change Issue Workflow permission has been added and now controls users' ability to change the workflow on an issue record.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
Audit Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin
This permission has not been granted to custom roles by default but can be configured.
April 25, 2026 - 202604.2.0
- Renamed Permissions
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The following permissions have been renamed to improve clarity on the actions associated with each individual permission. No changes have been made to permission functionality.
Old permission name
New permission name
Issue view
View issues
Can be approver
Approve issues
Issue email manage
Edit issue email templates
April 2, 2026 - 202604.1.0
- New Permissions
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The following permissions have been added to the platform and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Permission name
Explanation of changes
System roles
Custom roles
Export issues
The Export issues permission has been added and now controls users' ability to export issues from the Issues register.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, Invited, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Project Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Issue view permission.
View issue activity
The View issue activity permission has been added and now controls users' ability to view activity details related to an issue.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, Invited, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Project Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
This permission has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Issue view permission.
- Updated Permissions
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The following permissions have been updated in the platform and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Permission name
Explanation of changes
Issue workflow and approval tab
The Issue workflow and approval tab permission has been granted to the Invited user role.
- Split Permissions
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The following permissions have been split for more granular and precise access controls and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Old permission name
New permission name
System roles
Custom roles
Custom issue bulk import
Custom issue bulk import
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Custom issue bulk import permission.
Bulk update issues
Bulk create issue relationships
Custom issue type workflows manage
Create issue workflows
These permissions have been granted to Site Admin and Vendor Manager roles.
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Custom issue type workflows manage permission.
Edit issue workflows
Delete issue workflows
Custom issue type update
View issue attributes and attribute groups
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Custom issue type update permission.
Create issue attributes and attribute groups
Edit issue attributes and attribute groups
Delete issue attributes and attribute groups
Issue edit related
Unlink from issues
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Issue edit related permission.
Link to issues
Issue document add
Create issue attachments
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Approver, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Project Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Issue document add permission.
Edit issue attachments
Issue public views
Set issues list saved view as default
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Manager, Policy Owner, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Issue public views permission.
Edit public views of issues list
Issues workflow routing rules
View issue workflow routing rules
These permissions have been granted to the following system roles:
AI Governance Manager, Compliance Manager, Enterprise Policy Manager, ERM Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin, Vendor Manager
These permissions have been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned the Issues workflow routing rules permission.
Edit issue workflow routing rules
- Renamed Permissions
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The following permissions have been renamed to improve clarity on the actions associated with each individual permission. No changes have been made to permission functionality.
Old permission name
New permission name
Issue create
Create issues
Issue delete
Delete issues
Issue update
Edit issues
Issue comments view
View issue comments
Issue comments add
Create issue comments
Issue task view
View issue tasks
Issue task add
Create issue tasks
Issue task edit
Edit issue tasks
Issue task delete
Delete issue tasks
Issue document download
Download issue attachments
Issue documents view
View issue attachments
Issue document delete
Delete issue attachments
Issue workflows advance
Change issue workflow stage
Issues bypass required approvals
Bypass approvers on issue workflow stages
Custom issue workflow view
View issue workflows
Issue saved views
Edit saved views of issues list
Issue view related
View issue related objects
Issue workflow approval tab
Issue workflow and approval tab
September 12, 2025 - 202509.1.0
- New Permissions
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The following permissions have been added to the platform and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Permission name
Explanation of changes
System roles
Custom roles
Change Issue Workflow
The Change Issue Workflow permission has been added to give users the ability to change the workflow on an issue record.
This permission has been granted to the following system roles:
Compliance Admin, ERM Manager, IT Risk Manager, Site Admin, Tech Risk & Compliance Admin
This permission has not been granted to custom roles by default but can be configured.
August 23, 2025 - 202508.2.0
- Updated Permissions
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The following permissions have been updated in the platform and have been granted to system and custom roles as defined below:
Permission name
Explanation of changes
System roles
Custom roles
Custom Issue Type Workflows Manage
The Custom Issue Type Workflows Manage permission has been updated to allow users to advance workflows.
This updated functionality has been granted to Site Admin system roles.
This updated functionality has been granted to custom roles that were previously assigned this permission.