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    t_author: Priyanka Bhadani
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      t_title: What is Audit Trail?
      t_description: The audit trail is a detailed record of transactions, activities, and changes that have occurred within restaurant software and operational systems.
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      t_text: <p>The audit trail is a detailed record of transactions, activities, and changes that have occurred within restaurant software and operational systems. This audit trail keeps a record of what actions were done, who did them, and when.</p>Audit trails are commonly used in-<ul><li><a href="https://plumpos.com/">POS systems</a></li><li>Inventory management systems</li><li>Payroll systems</li><li>Accounting systems</li><li>Employee management systems</li></ul><p>Restaurants use audit trails to improve accountability, monitor operations, and maintain accurate business records.</p><h2>How does the audit trail work?</h2><p>An audit trail automatically tracks all system activity and all transaction history as employees and managers use the restaurant software.</p>This usually looks something like this-<ul><li>A customer goes to the restaurant.</li><li>This is automatically recorded by the software.</li><li>The details, such as employee name, time, and type of action, are all stored by the system.</li><li>Management or admins can retrieve the audit trail later for a report, investigation, or to monitor what has happened within the operation.</li></ul>
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