Requiring Media
The Require Media setting in uAuditor ensures that users must upload supporting evidence before marking an action as completed. This helps organizations verify that corrective tasks were properly resolved and documented.
Requiring media strengthens accountability and improves the reliability of corrective action workflows.
What Does Requiring Media Mean?
When media is required:
- users cannot complete an action without uploading evidence
- the Completed status remains unavailable until media is attached
- supervisors can review proof of resolution
- corrective workflows remain traceable and verifiable
Media can include photos, documents, or other supporting files depending on system configuration.
Why Require Media for Actions
Requiring media helps organizations:
- confirm corrective work was performed
- improve compliance documentation
- reduce false completion reporting
- support audit readiness
- increase transparency across teams
- strengthen quality control processes
It ensures actions reflect actual issue resolution.
When to Use Media Requirements
Media requirements are especially useful for actions related to:
- safety corrections
- maintenance repairs
- equipment replacement
- hygiene improvements
- facility condition updates
- compliance verification tasks
These scenarios benefit from visual confirmation.
How Media Requirements Work
When enabled:
- an action is assigned to a user
- the user performs the corrective task
- the user uploads supporting media
- the system allows the action to be marked as Completed
If media is not uploaded:
- the action cannot be completed
- the system prompts the user to attach evidence
This ensures verification before closure.
How to Enable Media Requirements
To require media before completing actions:
- Open the Actions module
- Go to Action Configuration
- Navigate to Requirements Configuration
- Enable Media Required
- Save the configuration
The setting applies to newly created actions.
Types of Media That Can Be Uploaded
Depending on configuration and permissions, users may attach:
- photos of resolved issues
- maintenance completion images
- inspection verification screenshots
- supporting documents
- compliance confirmation files
These attachments become part of the action record.
Impact on Action Completion Workflow
When media is required:
- users must upload evidence before completion
- supervisors can verify resolution visually
- audit trails become stronger
- corrective workflows become more reliable
This improves overall corrective action quality tracking.
Best Practices for Requiring Media
To configure media requirements effectively:
- enable media requirements for safety-related actions
- require evidence for maintenance corrections
- apply requirements to compliance workflows
- avoid unnecessary requirements for low-risk actions
- review uploaded media regularly during supervision
Requiring media ensures corrective actions are properly documented and supports consistent verification across operational environments.
