# How do Drata users trace the cause of a failing test during audit prep?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I'm trying to get a clearer picture of how <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/drata/reviews">Drata</a> users trace the cause of a failing test during audit prep. Alerts on task and control status, across a wide range of security controls, are what people value, because issues surface during prep rather than in front of the auditor. The approach described in reviews is working through the related controls one at a time, with a few browser tabs open to keep context while moving between records, since some causes take a little digging to find.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">In <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-compliance">cloud compliance</a>, failing tests tend to fall into three groups:</p><ol>
<li>A setting changed. The control status shows it, and the fix is direct.</li>
<li>Evidence is missing. The task is gathering the right document.</li>
<li>The control may not apply. Confirming scope first avoids collecting evidence that isn't needed.</li>
</ol><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Drata suits teams preparing for recurring audits, since every test it catches early is one that's resolved before the audit window.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Which kind of failing test takes you longest to resolve? And do you check them weekly, or mostly before an audit?</p>

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### Comment 1

Do people confirm scope with their auditor before chasing evidence for a failing control? Curious whether that saves time during prep.

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