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Linking proof to a request

Roles and permissions

The following roles can link proof to a request:

Administrators
Compliance managers
Users

Proof can be manually uploaded or linked or via a label.

A single piece of proof can be linked to multiple labels, as that evidence may apply to different requests in your audit. Labels also make reusing proof across requests nearly effortless. For information on reusing proof with labels, refer to Reusing proof.

Note

The user assigned to upload proof to a request, continues to receive notifications about that request until it is set to Approved or Closed, even if they have uploaded the requested proof.

Things to keep in mind

By default, when an external auditor creates a request, they become a manager on the request. Even though they are a manager on the request, they cannot upload proof.
To view proof on a request, you must be a manager of the audit. Even if you are a manager on the request, you won't be able to view proof unless you are a manager of the audit.
Example scenario
- User A is a compliance manager in the organization.
- User A has the role of manager on the request.
- User A has the role of contributor on the audit.
- User B links proof to the request.
- User A is not able to preview the proof uploaded by User B. If they attempt to view the proof, Hyperproof displays a message stating that they do not have permission to view or download the proof.

Linking proof to a request manually

From the left menu, select Audits.
Select your audit.
Select the Requests tab.
Select the request you want to link proof to.
In the right pane, click Add proof.
Add your proof in one of the following ways:
- Drag and drop files onto the proof grid.
- Click Add proof and select one of the following:
  My Computer - To use proof stored on your computer, click My Computer in the upper-left corner.
  This <object> - To use proof stored on objects linked to an evaluation or audit request, click This <object>.
  Cloud storage integration - To use proof stored in an integration, such as Drive, select the integration’s icon from the Add integration section in the bottom-left corner. Optionally, turn on LiveSync to automatically keep your proof up to date.
  Paste a link - Select this option to use a website URL as proof. The URL is rendered as a “Link” file type in Hyperproof; the only information shown in the file is the URL.
  Paste an image - Select this option to use a screenshot as proof. Take a screenshot (Cmd-Shift-5 on Mac, Shift-S on Windows), copy it to the clipboard, and then paste it in Hyperproof. Chrome users may need to allow this functionality. If prompted by the browser, refresh the page after clicking Allow.
  Existing proof - To reuse proof that already exists in your organization, select either Labels, Proof, My Controls, Vendors, Risks, or Programs from the left menu.
Tip
Use the This Request option on the Proof Picker to find proof attached to objects linked to the request more quickly. Clicking This Request displays a list of all objects linked to the request that contain proof.

Linking proof to a request from a label

From the left menu, select Audits.
Select your audit.
Select the Requests tab.
Select the request you want to link proof to.
In the right pane, expand Details.
Click Link label.
The Add labels window opens.
Select the checkbox next to the label or labels you want to link.
Click Confirm.
The label is linked to the request.

Changing a proof version on a request

If you submitted proof to your auditor and the auditor requests a different version, you can select that version via the request. To use this feature, the request must be in the Submitted to auditor status.

From the left menu, select Audits.
Select your audit.
Select the Requests tab.
Select the request with the versioned proof.
In the right pane, scroll to the Proof section.
Open the proof.
The Proof previewer opens.
Click the version link.
Select the drop-down menu, and then click the version of proof you want to submit.
Click Provide this version.
The version you selected is submitted to your auditor.
Note
Audit managers have access to the other version of the proof.

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