IEAT World Bank UNEP: How to Build ERP Traceability

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Define the core ERP object chain first: generator lot → quality result → available quantity → matching agreement → transport handover → receipt and use → settlement and evidence. Use stable identifiers at every step and retain links to both predecessor and successor records so a result can be traced back to its cause.

Separate created, approved, executed, exceptional and closed states. Changes to critical quantities, dates or objects should keep the time, user and reason; attachments provide evidence but do not replace structured fields.

For every interface, specify the system of record, writer, synchronization frequency, retry method and reconciliation rule. Manual corrections belong in an exception queue so a technical success message cannot hide a broken business chain.

Management views should show unlinked records, open cross-period items and overdue exceptions in addition to completion rates. Process owners should sample back to original documents weekly to verify that traceability works in practice.

Before implementation, business, finance, IT and local owners should confirm definitions and review current contracts, authority requirements and real operating boundaries. The source supports only the stated public context; it does not establish an undisclosed budget, vendor choice or implementation result.