Create a Custom Audit with A-LIGN

Learn how to create a custom audit with an A-LIGN engagement and automatically sync audit requirements into Sprinto.

If you work with A-LIGN as your external auditor, you can create a custom audit in Sprinto using an existing A-LIGN engagement. Sprinto automatically imports the requests from the selected engagement as audit requirements, allowing you to collect evidence in Sprinto while keeping it synced with A-LIGN.

Before you begin

Before creating an A-LIGN audit, ensure that:

• You have integrated A-LIGN with your Sprinto account. For setup instructions, see the A-LIGN Integration Doc.

• You have an active A-LIGN engagement.

• You have the required permissions to access the A-LIGN engagement.

Create a custom audit with A-LIGN

1. Log in to your Sprinto account.

2. Go to Audits.

3. Click Plan new audit.

1. Select Custom audit.

2. Enter an Audit name.

3. Select the Audit type:

   • External

   • Internal

4. Configure the Evidence collection period:

   • Select a Start date.

   • Choose one of the following collection periods:

     • 12 months

     • 6 months

     • 3 months

     • Custom, and specify an end date.

1. Under A-LIGN engagement, select the engagement you want to use for the audit.

2. If required, enable or disable Auto-schedule next audit.

3. Click Start audit.

Sprinto creates the audit and automatically imports the requests from the selected A-LIGN engagement as audit requirements.

Note

The A-LIGN engagement section is available only after you integrate A-LIGN with your Sprinto account.

Verify the synced audit requirements

After the audit is created, Sprinto syncs the requirements from the selected A-LIGN engagement automatically.

1. Go to Audits and open the newly created audit.

2. On the Summary tab, review the audit details, including:

   • Audit name

   • Audit type

   • Evidence collection period

   • Number of synced requirements

3. Select the Evidence tab to view the imported audit requirements.

Sprinto automatically creates audit requirements from the requests available in the selected A-LIGN engagement. You can now begin collecting and attaching evidence for each requirement.

Note

• Requirements are automatically imported from the selected A-LIGN engagement during audit creation.

• Any evidence you attach to a requirement in Sprinto is automatically synced to the corresponding request in A-LIGN.

• The request IDs displayed in Sprinto correspond to the request identifiers in the selected A-LIGN engagement, making it easier to reference the same request across both platforms.

What happens next?

After the evidence collection period ends, you can:

• Assign an auditor to the audit.

• Share the audit dashboard with the auditor.

• Collaborate with the auditor throughout the review process.

• Complete the audit after all review activities are finished.

For more information, see Understand Audit Milestones.