=====Documented information=====

===Definition===
Documented information is information required to be controlled and maintained by an organization including the medium on which it is contained.

===Relations===
|Documented information| is child of |information|
|Documented information| is part of a |[[data_quality_general:data_quality_management_system|data quality management system]]|

===Life cycle===
  * Compile documented information
  * Review documented information
  * Approve documented information
  * Update documented information
  * Publish/distribute documented information
  * Evaluate documented information
  * Archive documented information
  * Delete/destroy documented information


===Examples===
  * A document describing the [[data_quality_management_system/data_quality_policy|data quality policy]].
  * A file with [[data_quality_management_system:data_quality_issue|data issues]].
  * Proof of [[data_quality_management_system:competence_of_staff|competence of staff]].

===Reference===
ISO 9000 (2015). Quality management systems – Fundamentals and vocabulary.

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