E-commerce · Lifecycle

Buyer initial evidence review

Published · Reviewed by The Diligence Standard Team · Updated

Early evidence should establish completeness, consistency and the systems needed for deeper testing.

Records to reconcile

  • Data-room index
  • Native platform exports
  • Open request tracker

Warning signal

Documents arrive without period, source, entity or reconciliation context.

Transaction impact

The team can mistake volume of files for quality of evidence.

Response

Score the evidence and prioritize missing source records.