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Lock Final Evidence File

The accreditation team visits Monday and I must lock the final version of our evidence packet so the auditor cannot ac…

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The accreditation team visits Monday and I must lock the final version of our evidence packet so the auditor cannot access drafts or archived copies. I'm anxious that an older file with unresolved comments will be mistaken as current. Tell me exactly which files to lock, how to prevent version drift for the next 72 hours, and the one message to send to my team explaining why temporary write access is revoked. I will not delete any source files—only control access.
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The accreditation auditor arrives Monday and I need to lock the final evidence file so they see only the authorized copy

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