# Assess a vendor

Select a vendor, questionnaires and finalize access.

> **Access:** assessment creation. Subject to enabled modules and your plan.

## Prerequisites

The vendor must be accessible in your register. You need assessment-creation permission and access to the selected questionnaire.

## Create the assessment

1. Open **Reviews → Supplier Evaluations**, then start creation.
2. At **Suppliers**, select the third party. Starting from its record may preselect it.
3. At **Questionnaires**, choose questionnaires relevant to the scope.
4. At **Finalization**, check the summary, name and description.
5. Expand access options if collaborators need to participate. Check each person’s permission before inviting them.
6. Confirm creation.

![Selecting an assessment questionnaire](https://docs.cisapp.eu/images/en/evaluation-questionnaires.webp)

*Choose a questionnaire matching what you need to check about the vendor. · [Open full-size screenshot](https://docs.cisapp.eu/images/en/evaluation-questionnaires.webp)*

![Finalizing a vendor assessment](https://docs.cisapp.eu/images/en/evaluation-finalize.webp)

*The summary lets you check the scope and access before creation. · [Open full-size screenshot](https://docs.cisapp.eu/images/en/evaluation-finalize.webp)*

## Recurrence

A monitoring cadence may be offered when a vendor assessment is attached to an activity. This option does not appear in every workflow.

## After creation

Open the assessment to find its questionnaires and responses. Share the right access with the respondent. Attaching a questionnaire and inviting a respondent are separate things to check.

## If you are blocked

- Missing vendor: check permissions and selector filters.
- Missing questionnaire: check its destination and your access.
- Confirmation unavailable: complete required fields and earlier steps.
- Invitation not received: check the address and invitation status before resending.

## Expected outcome

The assessment appears in the list and its record shows the selected vendor and questionnaires. Sending it to a respondent remains a separate action to check.