Control objectives define statements of desired results or purposes. You assign these statements to the relevant subprocesses. Control objectives document the objectives that are relevant for the specific subprocess.
Perform the steps below to define your control objectives.
Choose
The Control Objective Catalog displays. The left pane shows a list of available control objectives. The right pane shows the general information and related subprocesses of the control objective that is highlighted in the left pane.
Choose Create.
The Create Control Objective dialog box displays.
On the General tab, enter the following information:
Field Name |
Description |
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Control Objective - required |
Enter a name for the control objective. This is a 40-character text field that the system uses in reports that are related to control objectives. |
Objective Category - required |
Select the objective category from the dropdown menu. This value is used with the control type attribute within the control. Your choices include the following categories:
To define your own values through the Customizing activity, choose |
Description – recommended |
Enter a description for the control objective. This is a text field that is included in some reports that present control objectives. |
Valid To and Valid From - required |
Enter a date range for the control objective to be valid or accept the default Valid To date of December 31, 9999 (preferred). |
On the Subprocesses tab, choose Add to associate the desired subprocesses to your control objective.
On the Risks tab, select Add to associate the risks with your control objective.
On the Attachments and Links tab, choose Add to associate documents or links to your control objective.
Choose Save.
Note
To change a control objective, follow the same procedure except, in step 2, you select an existing control objective and then choose Open.