Generate an audit report from an engagement

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read generate-an-audit-report.md

Generate an audit report and maintain different versions of audit reports from an engagement in Follow up state.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_audit.manager

About this task

When an engagement is in the Follow up state, the audit lead can generate an audit report. An audit report is represented in the form of a knowledge base (KB) article. After an audit report is generated, an incremented version of the report is created instead of a new report or KB article. After you make major changes to an audit report and publish the report, a new major version of the report is created.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Audit > Engagements > All Engagements.
Open the engagement for which you want to generate an audit report.
Click the Report tab.
1. In the Knowledge base field, select the knowledge base.
2. In the Report template field, select the template.
Click Generate report.
To publish the KB article without making any changes, click Publish
To edit the KB article, click Edit.

The KB article page appears with the state of the KB article as Draft and a minor version of the article is created.
Edit the KB article as necessary and click Publish.

Result

The incremented version of the report appears in the KB article field in the Report tab.

Parent Topic:Manage engagements

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---
title: Generate an audit report from an engagement
description: Generate an audit report and maintain different versions of audit reports from an engagement in Follow up state.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/audit-management/generate-an-audit-report.html
release: australia
product: Audit Management
classification: audit-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage engagements, Audit Management overview, Audit Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Generate an audit report from an engagement

Generate an audit report and maintain different versions of audit reports from an engagement in Follow up state.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_audit.manager

## About this task

When an engagement is in the **Follow up** state, the audit lead can generate an audit report. An audit report is represented in the form of a knowledge base \(KB\) article. After an audit report is generated, an incremented version of the report is created instead of a new report or KB article. After you make major changes to an audit report and publish the report, a new major version of the report is created.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Audit** &gt; **Engagements** &gt; **All Engagements**.

2. Open the engagement for which you want to generate an audit report.

3. Click the **Report** tab.

1. In the **Knowledge base** field, select the knowledge base.

2. In the **Report template** field, select the template.

4. Click **Generate report**.

5. To publish the KB article without making any changes, click **Publish**

6. To edit the KB article, click **Edit**.

The KB article page appears with the state of the KB article as **Draft** and a minor version of the article is created.

7. Edit the KB article as necessary and click **Publish**.

## Result

The incremented version of the report appears in the **KB article** field in the **Report** tab.

**Parent Topic:**[Manage engagements](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/audit-management/c_Engagements.md)