Who this is for: Anyone setting up templates or scheduling audits.
When you create a template or schedule an audit, you choose an Audit Type. This does not change how the audit behaves in the system — it is a label that makes records easier to find, filter and report on. Choose the one that describes who is auditing whom.
Audit Type | Who audits | Typical purpose |
Internal | Your own people | Checking your own compliance before an external audit |
External | A body outside your organisation | Certification, regulator or client audits of you |
Supplier | You | Checking a supplier or contractor meets your requirements |
Site Inspection | You | A physical walk-round of a site, often shorter and more frequent |
Process | You | One process end-to-end, across departments |
Compliance Review | You | A desk-based review against a regulation or policy |
Other | — | Anything that does not fit above |