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April 21, 20265 min readBy NextLabs Team
Lab Traceability Is a System Problem, Not a Compliance Task
Traceability is often treated as a requirement. In reality, it's a system design problem.
Traceability is often introduced as a compliance requirement.
But compliance is just a symptom.
The misunderstanding
Labs try to “add” traceability:
- logs
- audit trails
- reports
But traceability cannot be added after the fact.
It must be built-in
Traceability emerges when:
- actions are recorded automatically
- systems are connected
- workflows are enforced
The difference
Manual traceability → incomplete
System traceability → automatic
Traceability is not something you do.
It’s something your system produces.
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