Use UpLink to manage SOC 2 audit document requests, review AI-annotated responses from clients, and export pre-validated materials into DataSnipper for continued audit testing.
Step-by-step video
What the video covers
How to create a SOC 2 engagement in UpLink, manage client submissions for a data management policy request, review and approve AI query answers, and export an annotated workpaper to Excel.
Prerequisites
UpLink add-on module
Steps
Click Add new Engagement to create the SOC 2 engagement. Fill in the details manually or upload the pre-filled UpLink Excel template.
Click Finalize Upload and select the engagement to view all requests.
Clients receive email notifications with secure links to submit policy documents and other required evidence.
Once documents are uploaded, review them in the Active Engagements section. Click any request to preview documents and check Queries for AI-generated answers with page number references.
Click Approve to accept a submission, or Return to request corrections.
After pre-validation, click the three-dots menu to export submitted files or download an annotated workpaper with all AI query answers and source references.
Use the exported workbook in DataSnipper to continue the SOC 2 audit.
UpLink is a separate paid DataSnipper add-on module.