Audit Trail
An audit trail in automotive retail is a tamper-proof record of every pricing decision, override, and approval made during the deal process — used for compliance and reporting.
An audit trail is a chronological, tamper-proof record of decisions, actions, and changes made within a business system. In automotive retail, a deal-level audit trail documents every pricing change, override authorization, reason code, and approval event during the sale process. Audit trails are critical for compliance reporting, regulatory review, and internal accountability. Most DMS platforms do not provide a native override audit trail — they record final transaction values but not the decision history that led to them. DealerInt creates a complete, timestamped audit trail for every override event, accessible for board-level reporting and compliance review.
Category: Compliance
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