Audit log
Who changed what, and when — for the times somebody has to answer that.
Once more than one person can change things, “who did this” becomes a question that gets asked, usually at an unhelpful moment.
How it works
- Changes are recorded with the account that made them and the time.
- The record sits alongside stock movements, which cover the same question for quantities specifically.
Not about blame
The reflex is to read an audit log as surveillance of staff. In practice it is used far more often to exonerate: to establish that a price was already wrong before somebody touched it, or that the change everyone assumes was manual came from an integration.
It also shortens incidents. “When did this start” is answerable in a minute rather than by reconstructing a week from memory.
What it does not do
It is not a compliance certification, and it does not prevent anything. It records what happened; permissions decide what can.
Stop reconciling stock by hand
One catalogue, six channels, one stock figure that stays right.