Melinda Robinson is the director of internal auditing at Sachem Manufacturing Co
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Question
Melinda Robinson is the director of internal auditing at Sachem Manufacturing Company. She wants to test the input controls for inventory.
The input to this system is shown in the following table.
Parts Inventory Transaction File
Field Name
Field Type
Item number
Numeric
Description
Alphanumeric
Transaction date
Date
Transaction type
Alphanumeric
Document number
Alphanumeric
Quantity
Numeric
Unit cost
Monetary
What tests should Melinda perform to be sure that the controls are effective?
Parts Inventory Transaction File
Field Name
Field Type
Item number
Numeric
Description
Alphanumeric
Transaction date
Date
Transaction type
Alphanumeric
Document number
Alphanumeric
Quantity
Numeric
Unit cost
Monetary
Explanation / Answer
For Item Number she should try to enter alphabets and check if the system is accepting it has valid item number.
Description
Alphanumeric Try to check if the Description can be left blank.
Transaction date
Date there should be range control in place for date she could check with some invalid dates and check if the range control is workings
Transaction type
Alphanumeric leave it blank and check the control.
Document number
Alphanumeric leave blank and check the control.
Quantity
Numeric try a alphabet and check it sysem process with jsut alphbet or blank.
Unit cost
Monetary
Description
Alphanumeric Try to check if the Description can be left blank.
Transaction date
Date there should be range control in place for date she could check with some invalid dates and check if the range control is workings
Transaction type
Alphanumeric leave it blank and check the control.
Document number
Alphanumeric leave blank and check the control.
Quantity
Numeric try a alphabet and check it sysem process with jsut alphbet or blank.
Unit cost
Monetary