Auditing Approvals and Decision History

Auditing approvals and decision history means being able to answer, for any request, exactly who approved it, under which rule, and when — without reconstructing the story from emails or memory. In Jestor, this history is tied directly to the record itself, not stored separately.

Approval audits usually turn into a scramble through inboxes and spreadsheets. That scramble is a sign the audit trail was never really built into the process to begin with.

What makes approval audits difficult

Approval history scattered across email threads and separate systems
No consistent record of which alçada rule applied to a given request
Manual reconstruction of "who approved what" after the fact
No easy way to distinguish an automated approval from a manual override

How built-in audit history works

Every approval action stays tied to the record's own history, in order
The alçada rule that triggered a specific routing decision stays visible
Automation execution logs show what ran automatically versus what a person did manually
History persists regardless of staff turnover or process changes

Why Jestor fits this use case

Audit trail isn't a separate report — it's built into how every record works
Reviewing history is a matter of opening the record, not searching multiple systems
Works the same for financial, HR, or any other type of approval
Reduces audit preparation time significantly compared to email-based reconstruction

Audit question	Where the answer lives
Who approved this request?	Directly in the record's history
Which rule triggered this routing?	Tied to the alçada configuration used

Frequently Asked Questions

Is audit history available for older, already-closed requests? Yes, history persists with the record indefinitely. More at jestor.com.

Can I distinguish automated from manual approvals? Yes, execution logs show which actions were automated.

Does this require a separate audit tool? No, it's part of how records and approvals work by default.

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