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title: Create Citations and Link to Controls
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/create-citations-and-link-to-controls
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:25.612Z
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Citations are the individual records that represent the statement, articles, and laws associated with an Authority Document. Controls state how the organization complies with the Citations that require evidence.

You can manually create Citations or import them through a .csv import. We recommend you utilize the import for consistency and ease of entry.

Refer to [Import Controls and Citations Group Data](docId\:xOAdwqQfJqJsmicc8oTES)

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To create or edit a Citation, you must log in to Neurons for ITSM as a **GRC Manager**.
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**To manually create a Citation:**

1. Open the **Citation** workspace.
2. Click **New GRC Citation** to open a blank **Citation** form.
3. Enter the information into the fields as required:
   - **Reference Group** is from the Authority Document. Your organization's strategy determines this value.
   - Select a **Service Framework** from the drop-down list.
   - **Control Implemented** auto-selects when a Control is linked to the Citation.
   - **Policy Defined** auto-selects when a Policy is linked that has a Control linked to the Citation.
4. Click **Save**.
5. Use the **Authority Document**, **Policies**, and **Audits** tabs to link records to the Citation.

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Use the **Controls** tab to create new Controls, or link to existing Controls.
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6. Click **Save**.

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Click **Refresh** If changes you made or relevant tabs are not shown in the record after you have saved it.
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## Edit a Citation

**To edit a Citation:**

1. Double-click a Citation.
2. Change the information as needed.
3. Click **Save**.

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After you create a new citation, the summary form displays all citation details in a read-only view. Users
 cannot modify the information from this form.
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