Frameworks are special objects in Fieldguide that represent the requirements or criteria in a compliance framework. They act as a building block that connects sheets, controls, and other elements inside Fieldguide.

It's important to make sure your frameworks are set up correctly before you begin an engagement.

To add controls to a framework, you can prepare an import file in Excel.

Each control you want to add to the framework should be included as a row in your import file. The import file contains columns for the control's section, control key, control activity, tags, and control owners. See below for more information on populating the import file.

This represents the control's mapping. This is the framework section header that the row will be added under. Make sure the section name exactly matches what you see in the template. You can add additional rows, if needed.

If your section headers include commas as part of their name, your framework controls import may run into issues parsing the import file. Contact our support team if you need help with importing controls into a framework whose sections contain commas.

Control keys are unique numbers used to identify controls in your Controls library.

Add the control language here.

If you'd like to add control tags to the controls you're importing, add them comma-separated in this column. The tags will not display in the framework, but they will display on your controls in the library.

Using the template below as an example, if there are 5 controls that need to be added to section ID.​AM, you’d add 4 blank lines below the current section ID.​AM line. Then add ID.​AM in the sections column. Next, add one control on each row.