--- sourceDocument: Australia Governance, Risk, and Compliance sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Australia Governance, Risk, and Compliance ft:clusterId : - grc bundleId : - grc workflow : - Technology --- # Integrating Audit Management with Time Card # Integrating Audit Management with Time Card management {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated March 12, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Integrating Audit Management with Time Card management The integration of Audit Management with Time Card Management in the Australia release (updated March 12, 2026) allows audit users and managers to log and track hours spent on audit engagements and related tasks. This feature supports time recording, submission, and approval workflows for audit activities, improving time tracking accuracy and resource management. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Time Tracking:** Users can record hours worked on audit tasks, issues, milestones, and engagements using time cards and time sheets. * **Submission and Approval:** Time cards and time sheets are submitted for approval based on the user's time sheet policy, specifically the *Non-project time approver* field. * **Manager Participation:** Managers with the time card approver role can log and submit time sheets on behalf of their resources. * **Integration Requirements:** Activation of the *Project Portfolio Management* and *GRC: Advanced Audit* plugins is required, along with enabling advanced planning for engagements. * **Approval Logic:** If no approver is set in the Non-project time approver field, users in the Time card approver field approve time cards. If "User Manager" or "Auto" is selected, the approval chain remains unchanged. * **Time Card Creation and Submission:** Users can create and submit time cards directly through the time sheet portal without navigating to the engagement record. * **Rollup of Time and Expenses:** When an engagement is linked to a project, approvals of time cards and expenses trigger rollups, aggregating actual resource hours and expenses at the engagement level for accurate reporting. ## Key Outcomes * Improved accuracy and visibility of time spent on audit engagements and related tasks. * Streamlined time card submission and approval processes aligned with organizational policies. * Enhanced resource and expense tracking through project-linked rollups, supporting better audit management reporting. * Flexibility for managers to enter and approve time for their teams, facilitating efficient audit workforce management. Audit users and audit managers can now use the Time Card Management feature to log and capture hours for engagements and other tasks on an engagement. The Time Card management feature enables users to submit and track their time for the assigned tasks. With the Time Card Management feature: * The time card users can record the time worked on a task using time cards and time sheets. They can then submit their time cards and time sheets for approval. * Time cards and time sheets are routed for approval based on the Non-project time approver field in the user time sheet policy. Managers with the time card approver role can also log time and submit the time sheet of their resources. {#timecard-audit-integration__ul_wq5_dmt_p4b}When you integrate Audit Management with Time Card management, you can report a time card for: * an engagement * audit tasks * issues * milestones {#timecard-audit-integration__ul_csr_h1n_p4b}To use the Time Card management feature integration with GRC Advanced Audit, you must activate the following plugins: * Project Portfolio Management * GRC: Advanced Audit {#timecard-audit-integration__ul_pbt_52h_n4b} Note: You must enable advanced planning for the engagement. When an audit user logs time using time cards, the time cards are sent for approval based on the approvers defined in the time sheets policy. To learn more about time sheets policy, see [Time sheet policy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=time-sheet-policies&version=australia&pubname=australia-it-business-management&ft:locale=en-US) Note: If there's no approver identified or None is selected in the Non-project time approver field on the time sheet policy assigned to the user, then the users in the Time card approver field are able to approve the time cards associated to that engagement. If User Manager or Auto is selected in the Non-project time approver field, then the approvers are not overridden and remain as is. For details on the roles required to approve time cards, see [Roles required for Advanced planning capability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/OxvPZLbUUm0sS8lYMNqCfQ "The advanced planning capability enables integration of Advanced Audit with the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) product. The capability creates an equivalent project for the engagement, and provides planning features that could be used for resource planning, cost planning, and so on, from the engagement.") To create a time card, see [Create a time card](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=t_CreateATimeCard&version=australia&pubname=australia-it-business-management&ft:locale=en-US). A user can submit the time cards through the time sheet portal directly without coming to the engagement. To submit a time card, see [Submit a time card](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=submit-time-card&version=australia&pubname=australia-it-business-management&ft:locale=en-US). To submit a time card from the time sheet portal, see [Submit time card from the time sheet portal](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-timecards-through-worker-portal&version=australia&pubname=australia-it-business-management&ft:locale=en-US) ## Time cards and rollup of expenses and resources {#timecard-audit-integration__section_zpw_q1n_p4b} In the version 12.0.1, release of Audit Management, when an engagement has a project associated with it, time card approvals and expense line processing trigger rollups. Both the Actual resources and the Actual expenses values roll up on the engagement. Although you can create a time card and log hours before you create a project for an engagement, create a time card after a project is created. This ensures accurate reporting of the expenses and resources. The Time Cards related list appears on an engagement only after a project is created. **Related reference** * [Roles required for Advanced planning capability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/OxvPZLbUUm0sS8lYMNqCfQ "The advanced planning capability enables integration of Advanced Audit with the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) product. The capability creates an equivalent project for the engagement, and provides planning features that could be used for resource planning, cost planning, and so on, from the engagement.")