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.

Important:

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.