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# Create A Custom Audit With A Lign
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Learn how to create a custom audit with an A-LIGN engagement and automatically
sync audit requirements into Sprinto.
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# Create a Custom Audit with A-LIGN
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](../../integrations/overview/a-lign-integration.md) 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**.
4. Select **Custom audit**.
5. Enter an **Audit name**.
6. Select the **Audit type**:
* **External**
* **Internal**
7. 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.
8. Under **A-LIGN engagement**, select the engagement you want to use for the audit.
9. If required, enable or disable **Auto-schedule next audit**.
10. Click **Start audit**.
Sprinto creates the audit and automatically imports the requests from the selected A-LIGN engagement as audit requirements.
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#### Note
The **A-LIGN engagement** section is available only after you integrate A-LIGN with your Sprinto account.
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### 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.
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#### 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.
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### 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**](create-an-audit-plans-3-and-4.md#understand-audit-milestones)**.**
