The audit trail is an integral feature of
Metastorm BPM. Every single activity is recorded including the
user, time and action performed. The time of entry into each stage
is also recorded to allow metrics to be produced
easily.
The version of the system that was deployed at
the time of the action is also recorded. This allows an auditor to
easily determine exactly what happened at any one time if
necessary.
We often go several steps further. For example we
can record the state of each variable before and after an action
and list of the ones changed. When we process complex business
rules, we can also export a description of the decisions made,
including the data used for the decision and the results of any
calculation, to a text field. This gives us a great advantage
during testing, training and auditing, as every single decision is
fully and clearly documented.