Enter Audit Authority Type Data

Explanation

Use this activity to define or edit audit authority types. Audit authority types categorize the different audit authorities and are used when defining audit authorities. Examples of possible audit authority types are quality departments, accredited certification bodies, customers, etc.

Prerequisites

N/A

System Effects

As a result of this activity, new audit authority types are defined or existing ones are modified.

Window

Audit Basic Data

Related Window Descriptions

Audit Basic Data/Audit Authority Type
Basic Data Translation

Procedure

  1. On the Audit Basic Data window, click the Audit Authority Type tab.
  2. Create a new record. The Audit Type ID field can be manually entered or if left blank, it will be generated automatically from the system.
  3. In the Description column, enter a description of the audit authority type. Entering a value in this field is mandatory.
  4. To set an audit authority type to obsolete, select the Obsolete check box for the required audit authority type. Selecting this check box is optional.
    Note: An audit authority type can be set as obsolete so that it can no longer be used when creating new audits or when defining new audit authorities. Setting an audit authority type to obsolete will not affect existing audits or audit authorities which are using the audit authority type.
  5. In the Notes column, enter a note regarding the audit authority type. Entering a value in this field is optional.
  6. Save when complete.

Note: You can translate the description into different languages using the basic data translation functionality. Select a record, right-click and then click Translation. In the Basic Data Translation window, enter descriptions per language.