This quick read gives the short definition of a time card audit trail and stays faithful to the paired audit-trail article.
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A time card audit trail explains how final payroll hours were built
The quick read preserves the article's distinction between final totals and the records behind those totals.
Useful audit trails include punches, edits, reasons, who changed the record, when it changed, approvals, and late corrections
The quick read compresses the article's audit-trail checklist.
Corrections should not erase the earlier record
This matches the operations guidance on edits with reasons.
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