International audits without language barriers
Supplier audits abroad, plants in several countries, mixed audit teams: IMS-Audit Cloud automatically translates answers in the audit question catalogue into each user’s display language – and brings a multilingual user interface, question catalogues and reports with it.
Where the language barrier slows down the audit
Supplier audit abroad
The supplier documents in English, your purchasing and QM departments read in German. The answers in the audit question catalogue are translated automatically – no retyping, no external translation agency.
Group with plants in several countries
Plant and head office work in the same audit – each in their own language. Multi-client capability keeps plants and sites cleanly separated, and everyone sees the same status in real time.
Mixed audit team
Auditors from different countries audit together: everyone answers in their own language, everyone reads in their display language. Translated answers are clearly marked as “machine-translated”.
Multilingualism from a single source — with IMS-Audit Cloud
Answers translated automatically
The auditor in India answers in English, the colleague in Germany reads in German – and vice versa. DeepL integration with your company’s own API key; the original is always kept.
Go to feature →Multilingual question catalogues
Translations are stored centrally in the master catalogue and are available in every audit – created automatically via DeepL if you wish.
Go to feature →PDF reports with language selection
You choose the language per print run: the same audit report in German for internal use, in English for the supplier – in your corporate design with logo and corporate colours.
Go to feature →User interface in seven languages
German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Czech and Polish – every user works in a familiar environment, in the browser and on a tablet.
More in the FAQ →How automatic translation works
- Your company’s own DeepL API key – entered once in the settings, one click; without a key everything stays as before
- Economical with your quota: each answer is translated only once per language and stored – retranslated automatically when it changes
- Audit-proof: the original is always kept – the unchanged original text appears when editing and in all reports
- Clearly marked: translated answers carry the “machine-translated” symbol
- Audit simultaneously as a team – everyone sees the same current status in real time
- Multi-client capable: several plants, sites or departments in one licence, cleanly separated
Note: translation is performed by machine via the DeepL integration and is marked accordingly.
Multilingual audits in practice
How do auditors work in different languages in the same audit?
Each user chooses their display language. Answers in the audit question catalogue are translated into it automatically: the auditor in India answers in English, the colleague in Germany reads in German – and vice versa. The user interface itself is available in seven languages.
What do we need to use automatic translation?
Only your company’s own DeepL API key, entered once in the settings – one click, nothing more is required. Without a key everything stays as before.
Does the translation use up a lot of DeepL quota?
No. Each answer is translated only once per language and then stored – there is no duplicate consumption. Only when an answer is changed does the system retranslate automatically.
Is the translation audit-proof?
Yes. The original is always kept: the unchanged original text appears when editing and in all reports. Translated answers are marked with a translation symbol as “machine-translated” – everyone can see what is original and what is translation.
Can we output audit reports in several languages?
Yes. For PDF reports you choose the language per print run – the same audit report can be output in German for internal filing and in English for the supplier.
More answers — for example on pricing, hosting and contract — can be found in the FAQ.
International audits without language barriers — see it for yourself.
All modules included, no set-up fee — in a personal meeting we show you the cloud using your own topics.