Create a walkthrough in the Audit Workspace

Create and conduct a walk through to observe and provide documented evidence of whether the associated control is operating correctly or not.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_audit.manager, sn_audit_ws.supervisor

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Audit > Audit Workspace.
2. Select the lists icon ().
3. Select All engagements or My engagements in the Execution list.
   Assign an audit task to an engagement that is in one of the following states:

   • Validate
   • Fieldwork
4. Select the link to the engagement record in the Name column.
   The engagement record details open in the Overview tab.
5. Select the Audit tasks related list.
6. Click the grouped button below the related lists and select New walkthrough from the list.
7. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Table 1. Create New Walkthrough form

   Field	Description
   Number	Unique identification number.
   Name	Name of the walkthrough.
   Parent	Parent engagement.
   State	State of the interview. The default state is Open.
   Description	Detailed description of the walkthrough.
   Assignment
   Assigned to	User assigned to the walkthrough.
   Primary contact	User to be contacted for the walkthrough.
   Other contacts	Other users to be contacted, if the primary contact is unavailable.
   Schedule
   Planned start date	Intended start date of the walkthrough.
   Planned end date	Intended end date of the walkthrough.
   Planned duration	Expected duration of the walkthrough. As with actual duration, the planned duration shows total activity time and takes the walkthrough schedule into consideration.
   Actual start date	Date on which the walkthrough began.
   Actual end date	Date on which the walkthrough ended.
   Actual duration	Duration of the walkthrough from its start to end.
   Walkthrough
   Execution steps	Details of activities to be performed during the walkthrough.
   Explanation	Intended purpose of the walkthrough.
   Additional information	Additional information the user conducting the walkthrough must be aware of.
   Results	Details of what transpired during the walkthrough.
   Activity
   Additional comments	Comments that customers can also view.
   Work notes (Private)	Comments that the audit manager and audit supervisor can only view.
   Confidentiality
   Confidential	Option to enable confidentiality of the record. Only the assigned confidential users or confidential groups of users can access the record. For more information on the confidential option, see Confidentiality flag for audit and compliance records.

8. Select Save.
   You can view the description of the walkthrough and monitor its status in the State banner of the Overview page.