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title: Create an audit plan
description: Create an audit plan to manage different types of audits in a periodic manner and group engagements in a logical manner.
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product: Audit Management
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Create an audit plan

Create an audit plan to manage different types of audits in a periodic manner and group engagements in a logical manner.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_audit.manager, it\_project\_manager \(to create projects\)

Activate the Advanced Audit plugin \(com.sn\_audit\_advanced\).

## About this task

When an audit plan is created and engagements are added to the plan, the plan is sent to the approver for approval.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Audit** > **Plans** > **Create New**.

2.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_r2w_hbm_5mb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Number

</td><td>

Unique number of the plan.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the plan. For example, Annual Audit Plan for Payroll.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Timeframe

</td><td>

Duration of the plan. The choices are:-   Annual
-   Semi-annual
-   Quarter
-   Other


</td></tr><tr><td>

Start date

</td><td>

Date the plan begins.

</td></tr><tr><td>

End date

</td><td>

Date the plan ends. This field is automatically populated based on the choice made in the **Timeframe** field. If the **Timeframe** field has **Other**, then enter an end date manually.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Owning group

</td><td>

Group responsible for owning the plan.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Owner

</td><td>

Plan owner.

</td></tr><tr><td>

State

</td><td>

State of the plan. The default state is **Draft**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Substate

</td><td>

Substate of the plan. The value in this field changes based on the workflow.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Type

</td><td>

Type of the plan. The choices are:-   None
-   Internal Audit Plan
-   External Audit Plan
-   SOX Audit
-   Compliance Audit Plan
-   Vendor Audit Plan
-   Customer Audit Plan


</td></tr><tr><td>

Plan with

</td><td>

Planning capability to use for the engagements. The choices are:-   Basic planning capabilities:
-   Advanced Planning capabilities: If you select this option, engagement projects are automatically created.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Approvers

</td><td>

Person who approves the plan.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Brief description of the plan.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Objectives

</td><td>

Objectives of the plan.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Expenses and Resources

</td></tr><tr><td>

Budgeted expenses

</td><td>

Budget allocated for the engagements under the plan.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Planned expenses

</td><td>

Rolled up planned expenses from the engagements.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual expenses

</td><td>

Rolled up actual expenses from the engagements.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Expense comments

</td><td>

Notes about the expense details.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Budgeted resources

</td><td>

Number of hours allocated for the engagements under the plan.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Planned resources

</td><td>

Rolled up planned resources from the engagements.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual resources

</td><td>

Rolled up actual resources from the engagements.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Resource comments

</td><td>

Notes about the resource details.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>3.  Save the form.

    The Engagements related list appears.

4.  In the Engagements related list, add engagements by either clicking **New** or **Edit**.

5.  Click **Request Approval**.

    The state changes from **Draft** to **Awaiting approval**.