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title: "How to Use the Attachment Menu"
url: "https://help.decipherrisk.com/en/article/how-to-attach-action-plans-to-issues"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-10-08T13:49:17.675Z"
---

# How to Use the Attachment Menu

### **Summary**

This guide explains how to attach both existing and new Issues, Action Plans, Risk Scenarios, Audit Plans, Files, and URLs to a record within a register. Use the Attachment menu (paperclip icon) to keep all documentation related to the record in one place.

#### **Start from the Register**  
Follow these steps to begin any type of attachment:

-   **Select** the record from the Issue, Action Plan, Risk Scenario, or Audit Register.
-   **Click** the paperclip icon on the right side of the screen.
-   If the Attachment menu is not visible, click to expand it.

### **Attaching Existing Items**

#### **Attach an Existing Issue, Action Plan, Risk Scenario, or Audit Plan**

1.  Scroll to the section for the item you want to attach (**e.g., Issue**).
2.  Click **Attach**.
3.  Select the **Department** that owns the item.
4.  Choose the item(s) from the dropdown menu.
5.  Click **Add**, then **Close**.

#### **Attach an Existing File or URL**

1.  Scroll to **Files** or **URLs** in the Attachment menu.
2.  Click **Attach**.
3.  Select the **Department** that owns the item.
4.  Choose the file(s) or URL(s) from the dropdown.
5.  Click **Add**, then **Close**.

### **Attaching New Items**

#### **Create and Attach a New Issue, Action Plan, or Risk Scenario**

1.  Scroll to the appropriate section (e.g., **Risk Scenario**).
2.  Click **Attach**.
3.  Select the **Department** that will own the item.
4.  Click **Create** to open a new form.

#### **Upload a New File**

1.  Scroll to the **File** section in the Attachment menu.
2.  Click **Attach**.
3.  Select the **Department** that will own the file.
4.  Drag and drop files into the upload area.
5.  Click **Close**.

#### **Add a New URL**

1.  Scroll to the **URLs** section.
2.  Click **Attach**.
3.  **Select** the **Department** that will own the URL.
4.  Click **Create URL**.
5.  **Paste** the **URL** into the provided field.
6.  **Enter** a **Title** for the URL.
7.  Click **Submit**.

### **Removing an Attachment**

To remove any attached item (Issue, Action Plan, Risk Scenario, Audit Plan, File, or URL):

1.  **Open** the record from the register.
2.  **Click** the **paperclip icon** to open the Attachment menu.
3.  **Scroll** to the section where the item is listed (e.g., **Files**, **Issues**).
4.  **Locate** the attached **item** you want **to remove**.
5.  Click the **Remove** button next to the item.
6.  Click **Close.**

The item will be unlinked from the record (note: the original item is not deleted—just detached).  
 

### **Related Articles**

[How to Create an Issue](https://help.decipherrisk.com/en/article/how-to-create-an-issue-and-complete-the-intake-process)

[Pro Tip: Core Workflow Intake Process](https://help.decipherrisk.com/en/article/pro-tip-core-workflow-intake-process)