# IfcOwnerHistory **URL:** \ **Category:** Developers\ **Tags:** ifc4, ifc5\ **Created:** [January 10, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/ifcownerhistory/2246 "2020-01-10T23:21:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Herb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.buildingsmart.org/herb/32/757_2.png) [@Herb](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/Herb)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/ifcownerhistory/2246/6 "2020-01-11T15:57:36Z")
@ReD_CoDE Yes Ehsan, you address a very important aspect that is often neglected. Often the concepts and discussions only consider - technical aspects - academic view - “good case”, “fair weather situation”, free from disputes In reality each projekt party needs guaranteed access to a complete, consistent and indisputable documentation of facts (“audit-trail”) to be prepared for possible claims and court procedures. Detailed documentation helps all parties in dispute to clarify legal position and legitimat claims. This avoids lengthy and expensive court proceedings with uncertain outcome. As this is a general topic I would like to relocate from “IfcOwnerHistory” to a new topic: > [@Audit trail: indisputable documentation](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/audit-trail-indisputable-documentation/2250): > > Each project party needs guaranteed long-term access to a complete, consistent and indisputable documentation of facts (“audit-trail”) to be prepared for possible claims and court procedures. Detailed documentation helps all parties in dispute to clarify legal position and legitimat claims. This helps to avoid lengthy and expensive court proceedings with uncertain outcome. How does the demand for complete, consistent and indisputable documentation available to all project parties in the long … --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/ifcownerhistory/2246)._