Executing an audit test
This article is valid for the new Audit (AU001) unified menu in system version 3.0.
- Access the release notes for further details about the significant changes in the unification of the menu.
- Click here to access the documentation valid for the old audit execution menu.
Prerequisites
- Access to the Audit (AU001) menu.
- Access to the Task center > Audit > Audit execution menu.
- Test plan associated with the working paper structure.
Introduction
After associating the test plans with the working paper structure during the execution of the audit, it is necessary to execute the audit test.
See how to perform this operation:
Executing an audit test with population
1. Access the Audit (AU001) menu or the Task center > Audit > Audit execution menu.
2. Locate the audit in progress for which you want to execute the audit test and right-click on it.
3. Select the Open working paper option.
• The editing of the fields available in the Sample configuration section must have been enabled during the association of the test plan in the population data. See further details in the Creating population templates for audit tests article.
• If attributes for the sample have been associated in the test plan, the Attribute field will be displayed during the execution of the test. For more details on what attributes are and how to fill them out, refer to the What is an attribute? article.
• If the associated attribute must necessarily be filled, it will not be possible to close the test without doing so.
• The answer options for the test questions vary according to the evaluation criterion defined for the audit tests during audit category configuration or during audit scope definition. This rule is valid for both requirement audits and plan and control audits.
Executing an audit test without population
If the test plan associated with the structure has been configured without a population, the samples for the audit test are generated differently.
1. Access the Audit (AU001) menu or the Task center > Audit > Audit execution menu.
2. Locate the audit in progress for which you want to execute the audit test and right-click on it.
3. Select the Open working paper option.
4. Select the audit test in the structure and click on the Execute test button.
5. In the # of samples field, specify to how many samples the test will be applied and click on the Generate samples button.
6. Click on the Start test button.
7. Proceed with the audit test execution. See more details in the video above, in the Executing an audit test with population topic.
Conclusion
All done! Now you know how to execute audit tests.
See how to execute requirement audits and risk and control plan audits.