E.2 The Required Audit Outputs¶
If the auditor identifies one or more issues, the content provider MUST resolve them and pass the audit within 3 months to maintain COUNTER-compliant status. Please see Section 9.2 in the COUNTER Code of Practice.
The auditor will provide to the COUNTER Executive Committee a summary report including, as a minimum, the following information:
The name of the content provider
The audit period and date
The usage report(s) tested
For each usage report tested, the test results, indicated as a % of the reported figures over the expected
A summary of any material issues noted with the format/structure, data integrity, and/or delivery of the content provider’s reports. If there are no issues, a PASS should be noted.
A clear indication of the outcome of the audit: PASS, QUALIFIED PASS, or FAIL.
Any other comments that relate to the audit and are worthy of consideration by the COUNTER Executive Committee.
Sample Audit Report:
Content Provider |
<name> |
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Audit Period |
<mmm/yyyy> |
Date |
<mmm/yyyy> |
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Report |
Usage Activity Result |
Report Format |
Data Integrity |
Delivery |
Opinion |
Comments |
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Tabular |
SUSHI |
Reports Interface |
SUSHI Server |
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TR_J1 |
100% |
PASS |
PASS |
PASS |
PASS |
PASS |
PASS |
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TR_B1 |
112% |
PASS |
REPORT TOTALS included |
PASS |
PASS |
PASS |
FAIL |
SUSHI versions of reports must not have totals. |
A content provider may need to submit multiple audit reports, some of which may PASS and some of which may FAIL. The results of each report’s tests should be submitted on a separate line. For a content provider to maintain COUNTER-compliant status, each audited report must PASS.