Creating Questions

  To create questions within sections:

  1. In Controls Groups, under Certification (302) or Assessment (404), under a controls group, select a section.

    For the selected section, a question table is displayed.

  2. Click Add, and, as appropriate, within the fields, perform the following actions:

    • ID—Provide a unique ID that does not cannot contain periods.

    • Objectives—State the purpose of the question.

    • Type—Select one or more types: Financial, Operations or Compliance.

    • Risks—Identify the factors that may prevent achievement of the objective.

    • Level—Specify L, L-M, M, M-H, H, or NA (Low, Low-Medium, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Not Applicable, respectively) the likelihood of not receiving the expected response.

    • Question—Compose the question.

    • Frq—Specify M, Q, or Y (monthly, quarterly, or yearly)—the frequency with which you want the question answered.

    • Seq—Specify the order in which you want the question presented.

    • Resp. Req.—Select if a response to the question is required.

    • Resp. Exp.—Select Y or N (yes or no) to identify the response that you expect.

    • Inactive—Select if you do not want the question to be displayed or answered.

    In the following Controls Groups example, a question within the 1FR1 [Review] section is displayed.

    The image shows the Controls Groups screen with the Controls Group directory structure in the top pane, and a control question displayed in the bottom pane.