1. Vendor IT Security Assessment
  2. Process
  3. Document control
Process · Document control

Document control

Review policy versions and keep acknowledgment evidence with the right document.

Step by step

  1. Prepare version Document Controller

    The Document Controller records title, version, effective date and the attached policy or procedure.

    • Identify the file, version and effective date.
    • Updates Controlled documents
  2. Review document Document Controller

    The version enters review so the responsible team can inspect the file and its stated effective date.

    • Present the version for a decision.
    • Updates Controlled documents
  3. Approve version Document Controller

    The Document Controller records the reviewed outcome on the document before it is used in assessment work.

    • Record the approved state of that version.
    • Updates Controlled documents
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  4. Collect acknowledgment Document Controller

    The Document Controller records a person's acknowledgment against the approved document version and its date.

    • Link person, document and acknowledgment date.
    • Updates Training acknowledgments, Controlled documents, People
  5. Replace version Document Controller

    When an updated procedure takes effect, the earlier document can be marked obsolete while its linked acknowledgments remain traceable.

    • Preserve older version references.
    • Updates Controlled documents, Training acknowledgments
Document Controller
, Auditor, Inspector, Admin

Set up Vendor IT Security Assessment your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

How to get started