Enter Audit Type Data

Explanation

This activity is used to define or edit audit types. These are used to define different types of audits and are used to group together a set of audits for viewing or analysis. Examples of possible audit types are supplier audits, customer audits, certification audits, etc.

Prerequisites

N/A

System Effects

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

• If the audit focus type is defined as supplier, then the effect is that it is possible to identify a specific supplier during set up of the audit.
• If the audit focus type is defined as customer, then the effect is that it is possible to identify a specific customer during set up of the audit.

Window

Audit Basic Data

Related Window Descriptions

Audit Basic Data
Audit Basic Data/Audit Type

Procedure

1. Open the Audit Basic Data window.
2. Click the Audit Type tab.
3. Create a new record.
4. Enter a value in the Audit Type ID field. If the field is left empty, a value will be assigned automatically.
5. Enter a description for the audit type in the Description field. Entering a value in this field is required.
6. Select a value in the Focus Type field.
7. Select a value in the Open NCR Allowed field.
8. Optionally, select the Show in Chart check box.
9. Optionally, enter a note regarding the audit type in the Notes field.
10. Save the record.

Note: An audit 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 type to obsolete will not affect existing audits or audit authorities which are using the audit type. To set an audit type to obsolete, select the Obsolete check box for the required audit type and save.

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.