{"id":12242,"date":"2026-03-06T10:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartfp.cz\/glossary\/audit-trail\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:10:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:10:01","slug":"audit-trail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartfp.cz\/en\/glossary\/audit-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Audit trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:24px\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:clamp(1.743rem, 1.743rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 2.052), 3rem);line-height:1.1\" id=\"audit-trail-what-it-is-and-why-it-makes-both-control-and-hr-happy\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-sfp-light-orange-color\">Audit trail:<\/mark> what it is and why it makes both control and HR happy<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>An audit trail<\/strong> is a record of <strong>who<\/strong> made <strong>what change<\/strong>, <strong>when<\/strong> and often <strong>why<\/strong>. The audit trail makes the process traceable and demonstrable, without the complexity of tracking down emails and spreadsheets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-sfp-light-orange-color\">The main contribution of the audit trail:<\/mark><\/em> Demonstrability of actions (consents, introductions, signatures, approvals) and the ability to quickly explain &#8220;what happened&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-649cd323 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:12px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-custom-sfp-light-grey-25-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" id=\"where-the-audit-trail-is-useful\"><strong>Where the audit trail is useful<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>approval and workflow (who approved when)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>consents and introductions (who confirmed and when)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>electronic signatures (status and history)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>changes in the employee card (timeline)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dispute and complaint resolution (fast tracking)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-custom-sfp-light-grey-25-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" id=\"what-is-important\"><strong>What is important<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The audit trail should be legible and traceable: who, what, when. And ideally, a link to documents, attachments and process status. Without this, the &#8220;log&#8221; becomes just noise.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-sfp-light-grey-25-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27e7d106 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" id=\"audit-trail-in-smartfp\"><strong>Audit trail in <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-sfp-light-orange-color\">SmartFP<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">SmartFP keeps a history of steps and changes for key processes: who created, approved, signed, modified and when. 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