02/04/2026
🔍 What is an audit trail – and why can it decide your next certification?
In conversations with lab managers, it comes up regularly: "We have all the data – but during the audit, we couldn't show who changed what and when."
That's exactly what an audit trail is. And ISO 17025 requires it.
A complete audit trail documents 5 things without gaps:
1️⃣ Capture – Measurement value automatically read from the instrument
2️⃣ Change – Who changed what, when? (with justification)
3️⃣ Approval – Four-eyes principle documented and timestamped
4️⃣ Archiving – Data stored immutably, retrievable at any time
5️⃣ Audit – The system shows every step at the push of a button
With [FP]-LIMS, this is no longer a manual process. Every one of these steps is automatically logged – without your team having to think about it.
Compliance is no longer a project. It's the standard.
How do you currently handle audit trails in your lab? Share it in the comments. 👇
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