Upload a file to cloud

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read upload-cloud-file-eng-audit-ws.md

Upload local documents from your local drive to Microsoft cloud and manage the access to the cloud files.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_audit_ws.auditor, sn_audit_ws.supervisor

Procedure

Navigate to All > Audit > Audit Workspace.
Select the tasks icon ([Omitted image "TasksIcon.jpg"] Alt text: Tasks icon).

The list displays the engagements that are assigned to you.
Create an audit engagement or navigate to an existing engagement record and select the Cloud files tab.
In the Cloud files tab, select Upload file.
In the Upload files to cloud pop-up, browse through your local system and select the file to upload.
Click the Upload button.

Before selecting the Upload option if you cancel the action, the file would still be selected in the pop-up but not uploaded. Unless you select the Upload button, the file will not be uploaded to cloud.

File names and folder structures are validated while file upload. Therefore, exercise caution in naming your files. Invalid characters, if present in the file name, cause failure in file upload action.

[Omitted image "cloud-folder-path-validation.png"] Alt text: Error message in uploading a file with invalid character in file name.
To remove the invalid character in the file name, select the [Omitted image "ellipsis-vertical-outline-24.svg"] Alt text: More actions icon icon and rename the file correctly.
Click the file's URL link attached to the record in the Cloud files tab to navigate to the cloud file in Microsoft.

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title: Upload a file to cloud
description: Upload local documents from your local drive to Microsoft cloud and manage the access to the cloud files.
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# Upload a file to cloud

Upload local documents from your local drive to Microsoft cloud and manage the access to the cloud files.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_audit\_ws.auditor, sn\_audit\_ws.supervisor

## Procedure

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

2. Select the tasks icon \(\[Omitted image "TasksIcon.jpg"\] Alt text: Tasks icon\).

The list displays the engagements that are assigned to you.

3. Create an audit engagement or navigate to an existing engagement record and select the **Cloud files** tab.

4. In the **Cloud files** tab, select **Upload file**.

5. In the Upload files to cloud pop-up, browse through your local system and select the file to upload.

6. Click the **Upload** button.

Before selecting the Upload option if you cancel the action, the file would still be selected in the pop-up but not uploaded. Unless you select the **Upload** button, the file will not be uploaded to cloud.

File names and folder structures are validated while file upload. Therefore, exercise caution in naming your files. Invalid characters, if present in the file name, cause failure in file upload action.

\[Omitted image "cloud-folder-path-validation.png"\] Alt text: Error message in uploading a file with invalid character in file name.

7. To remove the invalid character in the file name, select the \[Omitted image "ellipsis-vertical-outline-24.svg"\] Alt text: More actions icon icon and rename the file correctly.

8. Click the file's URL link attached to the record in the **Cloud files** tab to navigate to the cloud file in Microsoft.