I need a word, & I am brain dead

[KatyMac]

It needs to imply singularly or once

"I want to record essential data for audit purposes (somehow)"

Currently I record each bit in about 3 places for different people

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unilaterly?

sorry no dictionary to hand

in one central system?

somethign about definitively?
Uniquely

neither right...I know what you mean though

a single, accurate version

centrally?

I want to create one central record of......... ??

Each piece of data singularly/uniquely??

Discretely?

It's so complicated

Will it be central?

Authoritatively?

Not sure

to record essential discrete data for audit purposes??

I think the term you might be looking for is 'normalize'.

In database design, you try not to hold one piece of data in more than one place, as that carries the risk of the data being updated in one place but not the other, leading to errors ('orphaning'). So you structure it to store the data value once and once only. This is known as normalisation.

Oh

it's not an electronic database; would that make a difference?

& would my business based tutor know that?

How about:

to record essential, discrete and relevant data; which is accessible and available for audit and management information

??

I wouldn't use normalised or discrete - how about non-duplicated?

Maybe or unduplicated?

Thesaurus doesn't like un or non duplicated

I feel a bit thick

distinct?

the definitive version?
Non duplicated seems fine to me

It needs to be the opposite or solution to:
"Duplicated, time-consuming paperwork for different audit purposes causing stress and anxiety amongst employees"

Non redundant?

A single, defined place?

I'm over complicating this

to record all data required for audit and management purposes, in a single addressable location?

Unified data recorded in one place that can be used for multiple audit purposes.
Howzat?

...one single repository of information, designed to support various audit requirements...