Audit app permissions

Note

Access to the Roles & Permissions menu is currently limited to organizations enrolled in the Audit Limited Availability program.

Roles and permissions help organizations to enforce segregation of duties, maintain data integrity, improve security, and streamline workflows. As an administrator, you can assign specific roles to control user access to sensitive information.

Roles in Audit

The following table describes the roles in Audit:

Role Description Required license
Head of Audit Has full access to the Audit app, overseeing the entire Audit universe, including Audit risk assessment and the Audit plan. Professional
Audit Manager Can contribute to Audit risk assessments and Audit plans, taking ownership of the Audit fieldwork. Professional
Auditor Contributes to the Audit fieldwork and performs controls testing activities. Professional
Audit QA Has comprehensive read-only access to all functionalities within the Audit app. Professional

Permission details

The following table lists the permissions for each Audit role:

Available - Has permission

Not available - No permission

Object Subgroup Action Role
Head of Audit Audit Manager Auditor Audit QA
Auditable Entity Audit universe management Define Available Not available Not available Not available
Redefine Available Not available Not available Not available
List Available Available Available Available
Main actions View details Available Available Available Available
Edit Available Not available Not available Not available
Assessment Factor Main actions Add Available Not available Not available Not available
List Available Available Not available Available
Edit Available Not available Not available Not available
Delete Available Not available Not available Not available
Scales Main action Select Available Not available Not available Not available
Audit Risk Assessment Main actions Add Available Not available Not available Not available
List Available Available Not available Available
View details Available Available Not available Available
Delete Available Not available Not available Not available
Configure Available Not available Not available Not available
Score Available Available Not available Not available
Export Available Available Not available Available
Manage conclusion Add conclusion Available Available Not available Not available
Edit conclusion Available Available Not available Not available
Status management Conclude Available Available Not available Not available
Mark as Completed Available Not available Not available Not available
Revert to In progress Available Available Not available Not available
Prioritized auditable entity management Add and remove auditable entity to priority list Available Available Not available Not available
Change priority rank Available Available Not available Not available
Add note Available Available Not available Not available
Edit note Available Available Not available Not available
Delete note Available Available Not available Not available
Audit Plan Main actions Add Available Available Not available Not available
List Available Available Available Available
View details Available Available Available Available
Edit details Available Available Not available Not available
Delete Available Available Not available Not available

Export

Available Available Available Available
Scope management Generate audits Available Available Not available Not available
Incliude or exclude audit Available Available Not available Not available
Link or unlink audit risk assessement Available Available Not available Not available
Status management Propose Available Not available Not available Not available
Mark as approved Available Not available Not available Not available
Launch Available Not available Not available Not available
Close Available Not available Not available Not available
Revert to draft Available Not available Not available Not available
Audit Main actions Add Available Available Not available Not available
List Available Available Available Available
View details Available Available Available Available
Edit details Available Available Available Not available
Delete Available Available Not available Not available
Scope management Scope Auditable entities Available Available Not available Not available
Status management Move to planning Available Available Not available Not available
Set to In progress Available Available Not available Not available
Approve and close Available Available Not available Not available

View role details

  1. From the left navigation pane of Launchpad home page, select Platform Settings, and then select Roles & Permissions.

  2. On the Roles & Permissions page, from Audit, select the role name for which you want to view the details.

  3. On the role details page, view the following details:

    • The role type

    • Description of the role

    • A summary of the permissions

    • The list of assigned users

    • The list of assigned groups

Assign users to a role

  1. On the Roles & Permissions page, under Audit, select the role name you want to assign users to.

  2. On the role details page, go to the Assign users tab, and then select + Assign users.

  3. In the panel that appears, select the users you want to assign to the role, and then select + Assign users.

Download the list of users

You can download the list of all assigned users of a role by selecting Export on the Assign users tab.

Unassign a role

  1. On the Assign users tab, select the user whom you want to unassign.

  2. Select Unassign.

  3. In the confirmation dialog box, select Confirm.

Assign groups to a role

  1. On the Roles & Permissions page, under Audit, select the role name you want to assign groups to.

  2. On the role details page, go to the Assign groups tab, and then select + Assign groups.

  3. In the panel that appears, select the groups you want to assign to the role, and then select + Assign groups.