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Audit Trail

When memories differ, check the record

When a client says they never got your email, or a colleague asks what's already happened, the answer is usually sitting in someone's inbox. Content Snare logs every email sent and everything your client does in the request, with the date and time. You can export that history with the request and keep it on file.
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Emails and reminders

Check the email got there

Every reminder is logged, so you can see when each one was delivered and who it went to. Any problems with delivery are logged too, like a bounce and its reason, or your client marking an email as spam.

You can also see when your client has accessed the request, so you know if they've been in since the last reminder went out.

 

Client activity

Their full history, start to finish

Everything your client does in the request is logged, so you know when they answered questions, when they changed answers and when they asked questions.

This works for all question types, so you can see when they uploaded files, completed a signature or verified their ID. Every entry has a date and time, so you can read back through the whole request in order.

 

Content Snare activity feed showing a client completing questions and leaving a comment
Content Snare activity feed showing approvals, an internal comment and a rejected answer

Your team

Pick up where a colleague left off

When someone's out of the office, what they did on a request usually lives in their head or their inbox. In Content Snare, every approval and internal note is logged with who did it and when.

Whoever picks up the request next can see who approved each answer and read the notes the team left along the way.

 

Record keeping

Put the history on file

Every logged action can be included when you export the request as a PDF, Word file or spreadsheet, so you've got a permanent log of everything that happened if you need it for regulatory or internal reasons. It can go to your cloud storage automatically too.

 

Request export ending with its activity history table
Odette Pletzer

Odette Pletzer,
DFK Hirn Newey

“The activity feed has changed my life. Previously, I would scroll through the request page trying to spot what had changed. I was in it so often that I could tell when something was new, but it was tedious. Now I can see when a client is in it, check if they've added something, and act on it immediately.”

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the audit trail record?

It records when the request email and each reminder were delivered, bounced or marked as spam, when your client opened the request, and when they submitted or revised each answer and file upload. Their comments and signatures are logged too. On your side it records approvals, answers sent back and internal comments, each with who did it and when, plus when the request itself was updated. In the app it's called the activity feed, and it's on every plan.

Does it show when a client opens my email?

No, it doesn't track email opens or link clicks. Open tracking isn't reliable anymore, because privacy features in mail apps and the security scanners many businesses use open emails automatically. Instead it shows when the request email and each reminder were delivered to your client's mail server, and when they opened the request itself.

Does it track file uploads and changed answers?

Yes, through the question they belong to. When your client submits a file upload question, it's logged with the time, and the export shows who uploaded each file. If they change an answer, it's logged again when they resubmit it. It doesn't keep a copy of what the answer said before.

Can my clients see it?

No, the activity feed is only visible to your team. If comments are turned on for a request, your client does see the comments and status updates on their own questions, like an answer being approved or sent back.

Can my team edit or delete entries?

No. There's no way to edit or delete an entry, and the history stays for as long as you have your Content Snare account, even after a request or client is deleted.

Can I export it?

Yes, one request at a time. Turn on “Include activity feed” when you export a request to PDF, Word, HTML, TXT, CSV or JSON, or include it in your automatic exports to cloud storage.

Will it cover my record-keeping obligations?

It gives you a dated record of when the request and each reminder were delivered and when your client answered, and you can export it with the request to the client file. Which records you keep, and for how long, still depends on the rules you work under.

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