Creating a New Corrective Action

Overview

While reviewing issues attached to a control, members of the internal audit team can add corrective actions to help mitigate the issues.


Related Information/Setup

Please refer to the Opening a Corrective Action article for further information on filling out and opening a corrective action.


Navigation

  1. From the Home screen, click the Home dropdown and select the Internal Audit Management link.

Home Dropdown

  1. From the Risk Assessment screen, click on the Fieldwork tab.

Fieldwork Tab

  1. From the Fieldwork screen, click on the Internal Audit report name that contains the Control Test you want to perform from the Audits in Progress section.

Internal Audit Report

  1. From the Audit Project Overview screen, click on the Expand icon on the Navigation Tree to expand the nodes until you find the desired control.
  2. Click the control to open the Control Details pop-up. Controls are indicated with a C icon next to the control name on the node.

Control Overview Pop-up

  1. From the Control Overview pop-up, scroll to the Audit Findings section.

Audit Findings Section

  1. Click an Issue with an open workflow status from on the Issues table.

Issue

  1. From the Issue pop-up, scroll to the Corrective Actions tab and click the + Create New link.

+ Create New Link

Creating a New Corrective Action

  1. From the Create a New Corrective Action pop-up, enter a corrective action name in the Corrective Action Name field.

Corrective Action Name Field

  1. Enter a brief description outlining the steps within the corrective action in the Description field.

Description Field

  1. Click the Create and Save as Draft button to create the new corrective action.

Create and Save as Draft Button

  1. The Corrective Action will be added to the Corrective Actions table.

Corrective Action