Overview

Standard Response templates are questionnaires with common questions asked by a company when looking to enter into an agreement with a vendor or service provider, or for ongoing evaluations of existing vendors.

• These templates are available for purchase from different issuing associations with knowledge of best practices. Some are designed for specific industries or organizations and others are more generic. The templates focus on security controls within an organization, and use those controls to specify the degree of risk involved in working with that vendor.
• Responsive does not issue standard response templates. It does not control the questions included on them or how frequently new templates are issued. Responsive works with the issuing institutions to make sure the latest versions are supported.

We streamlines the process of responding to these templates by allowing you to import them without having to map contents such as (sections, questions, or answers) as you normally would.

For information about standard Excel response templates supported by Responsive, see Using standard Excel response templates (SIG, CAiQ, CORL, ePSA, and HECVAT). For details about exporting the project, see Exporting Active Projects.

Importing the template

1. Create the project if you haven't already, then select Upload Document.
   
2. Upload the file from your local drive or cloud storage.
3. Responsive begins importing the file and marking the sections and questions. Click Save at the bottom of the screen.
   
4. Click Import when the marked file displays. Once imported, you can assign users to different tasks and work on the project as you normally would.