Creating Finding Tasks in Bulk

You can create finding tasks in bulk using the Create Findings Tasks template. This template allows you to bulk create finding tasks using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that can be imported into OneTrust.

You can view all findings related to your organization on the Tasks menu.

Note:

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To open the bulk import finding tasks template

  1. On the Audit Management menu, select Findings.

    The Findings screen appears.

  2. Select the finding in which you would like to bulk import finding tasks.

    The Finding Details screen appears.

  3. Select the Tasks tab.
  4. Click the Bulk Add Tasks button.

    The Import Templates screen appears.

  5. Click the Download button on the Create Findings Tasks tile to download the bulk create finding tasks template.
  6. Open the downloaded file in Microsoft Excel.
  7. Complete and save the downloaded template.

    The Create findings tasks in bulk import template spreadsheet fields.
    Note:

    The Deadline column must be formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.

    The Finding ID column options can be found on the Options tab of the spreadsheet.

  8. On the Import Templates screen, click the New Import button.

    The New Import modal appears.

  9. Complete the fields, see New Import Modal Reference.
  10. Click the Submit button.
  11. To view the status and result of your bulk import, select Data Import > Bulk Import on the Global Settings menu.
    Note:

    If there was an error with the upload, click the error link in the Result column to download a report indicating the errors.

New Import Modal Reference


The New import modal showing fields for import name, description, type, and file selection.
Field
Description
Import Name

Enter a name for the import.

Import Description

Enter a brief description of the import.

Import Type

Select Create Findings Tasks.

File

Click the Select File button to select the file you want to import.