Use Case / Legacy Systems

Proof of execution when systems cannot be changed

TRAILFLOW helps produce evidence of what was actually done on the workstation, even when the underlying systems do not provide usable logs and cannot be changed without cost, delay, or operational risk.

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The problem

Many organisations still depend on systems that are old, closed, vendor-controlled, or too risky to modify. These systems may not produce usable logs, may expose only partial activity, or may not support the level of evidence required for audit, control review, or operational verification. The process still needs to be evidenced, but the system is not a practical place to solve that problem.

The TRAILFLOW approach

TRAILFLOW records execution at the workstation level, outside the system being used. That means no API dependency, no integration requirement, and no modification of the application itself. It captures what was actually done and allows later verification that the recording was not altered after capture.

Situations where this helps

Legacy business applications The system remains operationally important but was never designed to produce modern audit evidence.
Closed vendor systems The application cannot be changed and exposes only limited, inaccessible, or insufficient logs.
GUI-only operational tools The process happens through screens and clicks, but there is no reliable execution record.
High-risk environments Modifying the system would introduce cost, delay, change risk, validation effort, or regulatory concern.

No system modification

TRAILFLOW operates outside the application being used, which reduces dependency on vendor changes, system releases, or internal development capacity.

Evidence where logs are weak

It helps where native logs are missing, partial, inaccessible, or not sufficient for the review objective.

Separate integrity verification

Recorded sessions can later be reviewed and checked for integrity independently from the original execution environment.

What you gain

A reviewable and verifiable record of what was actually done, step by step, without depending on what the underlying system can or cannot log.

Who this is for

Internal audit, compliance, IT operations, service management, control owners, and regulated environments that need execution evidence without changing production systems.

Start with one legacy or closed process

Download TRAILFLOW for Windows or discuss a process where the system cannot be changed but evidence is still required.

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