What is an Obligation Module?

What is an Obligation Module?

About Obligations

The Obligations Module is part of the fully integrated TriLine GRC solution that allows you to easily manage your regulatory obligations. The Obligations Module is populated via a live feed from LexisNexis. The content is written in Plain English and provides commentary and a collation of regulatory obligations. The Obligations Module is an excellent foundation for your 1st Line of Defence.

Obligations Module

The Obligations Module is populated with LexisNexis Regulatory Content in addition to key information such as relevance and owner.

The Obligations Process

The Obligations Process

TriLine GRC monitors for any updates to the Obligations and alerts of those updates.

Benefits

Leveraging from the workflow in the TriLine GRC platform means that you can:

  • Effortlessly manage, track and control of your compliance obligations.

  • Methodically establish and document controls across the organisation.

  • Provide assurance to the Board and Executive that all bases are covered.

  • Get expert legal advice, at a fraction of the cost of in-house counsel.

  • Link the obligation to compliance, risk, contracts, key metrics and incidents.

  • Keep abreast of changes in legislation and obligations.

LexisNexis Regulatory Compliance

LexisNexis have engaged leading legal and industry experts to develop LexisNexis Regulatory Compliance. This is a suite of compliance modules that provide Plain English guidance through the myriad of legislation that Australian businesses have to comply with. More importantly, if legislation changes, you will get automatic alerts through TriLine GRC. In addition to the core business there are industry specific modules.

LexisNexis Obligation to TriLine GRC Compliance

LexisNexis Obligation to TriLine GRC Compliance

Obligations information is supplied from LexisNexis and have the following structure

  • Modules

  • Topics

  • Obligations

  • Sub Obligations

Modules have at least one Topic. Topics have at least one Obligation. Obligations have none or more Sub Obligations. Owners are setup at each of these levels.

A Compliance Process can be created from and an Obligation. A Process Controls can be created from a Obligation or a Sub Obligation. LexisNexis updates can be applied to each created Compliance Process and Process Control from the Source Obligation or Sub Obligation.

The Obligations List Page

The Obligation List page displays all the LexisNexis Obligations you are currently subscribed to.

The Obligations List Page

The Obligations List Page

Obligations List Page elements

Obligations List Page elements

ID

Element

Description

1

‘Obligations Search…’ field

Use this field to search all Obligations and Sub Obligations Records. Only records matching the text will be displayed.

2

Layouts Panel

Use the controls in this panel to save and load different grid layouts.

3

Page Navigation Panel

Use the controls in this panel to move between List Pages and set the number of Records to display per-page.

4

‘Enter text to search…’ field

Enter text here to search and filter the visible columns in the List 7 .

5

‘Drag a column header here to group by that column’ panel

Drag columns here to group the List 7.

6

Column Headers

Use the controls in the column headers to filter the Records.
Perform advanced filtering of the List to find particular Records.

7

Obligations List

Displays the Obligations Records. Click on a row to open the selected Obligations for viewing and to see it’s Sub Obligations. See the Obligations page.

8

‘Show Advanced Filter’ link

Click this link to filter the Obligations List using the Filter builder.

9

‘Show records that will never apply to us’ checkbox

This checkbox is unchecked by default. Checking this checkbox will load these additional records (if they exist).

10

‘Hide/Show Column’ option

Click this option to hide/show Obligations List columns using the Field Chooser.

11

‘Export’ icon

Click this option to export the List in Microsoft Excel or Word format.

12

‘Show Advanced Filter’ option

Click this option to filter the Obligations List using the Filter builder.

13

Page Help option

Click this option to view basic information for working with the Obligations List Page.


​

    • Related Articles

    • LexisNexis Obligation Maintenance

      Identifying Awaiting Updates Owners of the Compliance Process will receive a notification email informing them an update has arrived and is ready to be applied. Compliance Processes with awaiting updates will have their Source Obligation cells ...

    • Turning off Obligation Tasks

      Are your users overwhelmed by the large volume of tasks being generated to review each new LexisNexis Obligation update? Our system provides the flexibility to turn off these tasks. By doing so, each Obligation (or Sub-Obligation) Owner and Notify ...

    • Creating Source Obligation

      Creating a Compliance Process from an Obligation Open an Obligation and click the Integration tab 1. Click the Create Compliance Process from Obligation button 2. The New Compliance Process window displays. Enter values for all fields. Leave Convert ...

    • Creating a Process Controls from an Obligation or Sub-obligation

      Creating a Process Controls from an Obligation Open an Obligation and click the Integration tab Click the Create a Process Control. The New Task window appears. Select the Compliance Process this new Process Control is created in. Searching of ...

    • Adding a Source Obligation to Compliance

      Obligations and Sub Obligations can be added to existing Compliance Process and Process Controls as their Source. Adding a Source Obligation from a Compliance Process Open the Compliance Process you want to add an Obligation Source to. Click the ...