Which action should be recorded in an Audit Trail?

• A. Viewing or editing the Training Order.
• B. Printing the page.
• C. Deleting the company logo.
• D. Discarding the order.

Answer: (A)

Audit trails exist to record who did what to important data and when. When someone views or edits a Training Order, they are interacting directly with the order’s contents—accessing sensitive information and, in the case of edits, changing it. Capturing these actions provides a clear record of accountability and helps ensure data integrity, traceability, and regulatory compliance. Logging viewing shows who accessed the order, while logging edits shows what changes were made and when, which is essential for auditing the order’s history.

Printing the page, deleting the company logo, or discarding the order may be actions within the system, but they do not affect the Training Order’s data in the same way. They’re less central to maintaining an auditable history of the order itself.