Enter Business Area Information

Explanation

Use this activity to define or edit business areas used in audit planning. A business area is defined as an area in which compliances with reference standards can be audited. A business area can, for instance, be a site, department or a process within the company.

Prerequisites

N/A

System Effects

As a result of this activity, new auditing business areas are defined or existing ones are modified.

Window

Audit Basic Data

Related Window Descriptions

Audit Basic Data/Business Area
Basic Data Translation

Procedure

1. On the Audit Basic Data window, click the Business Area tab.
2. Create a new record.
3. In the Business Area ID column, enter a short code for the business area. Entering a value in this field is mandatory.
4. In the Description column, enter a description of the business area. Entering a value in this field is mandatory.
5. In the Notes column, enter a note regarding the business area. Entering a value in this field is optional.
6. Save when complete.

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.