TraceGains is updating selected standard document titles, three form titles, and all standard document descriptions as part of the broader Global Standards initiative. These updates make TraceGains Standards clearer, more globally applicable, and more consistent across Gather and Enterprise.
The update focuses on terminology and descriptions. Some titles are being revised because they are U.S.-centric, acronym-heavy, numerically prefixed, or inconsistent with related document types. Updated descriptions provide clearer guidance about what evidence belongs with each document type.
In short, this update is intended to globalize, simplify, and standardize the language customers and suppliers see, while limiting disruption to names and descriptions only.
Does this only apply to TraceGains Gather®?
No. The updated standard document titles and descriptions apply across Gather and Enterprise wherever those standards are displayed or referenced.
In Gather, updated titles and descriptions appear automatically in document requests, tooltip definitions, and share settings. In Enterprise, updated titles and descriptions appear automatically in document requests, AI Settings, document grids, TraceStations, derived attribute scripts, user-defined dashboard filters, workflow conditions, and workflow actions.
What is changing?
This release updates the standard document library in three key ways:
- Globalizing document language: Replacing U.S.-specific agencies, laws, or form names when the document purpose can be described more broadly.
- Simplifying titles: Expanding or removing acronyms and unclear wording so document titles are easier to recognize and understand.
- Standardizing related document types: Making related titles more consistent so document types are easier to distinguish from one another.
If an existing custom document type has the same title as an updated TraceGains Standard document type, “_Custom” is automatically appended to the custom document type’s title. The custom document type remains separate from the TraceGains Standard, and its existing configuration and documents are not affected.
Benefits for TraceGains users
Customers and suppliers can expect a clearer document library with updated names and descriptions that better explain what each document type is intended to capture.
Clearer requests
Updated titles and descriptions make it easier to understand what is being requested and what type of evidence belongs in each document type.
More consistent terminology
Standardized naming patterns make related document types easier to compare, recognize, and distinguish across Gather and Enterprise.
Better global readiness
Replacing market-specific or acronym-heavy language helps document titles work more clearly across regions, markets, and industries.
How does this affect existing data?
Only names and descriptions are changing. Customer records and access do not change.
Submitted documents, document history, permissions, attachments, existing access, expiry definitions, and connected documents remain intact. No data is lost, removed, renewed, or reassigned as part of this terminology update.
A title change does not require suppliers to upload a new document or resubmit information. Existing connected documents remain connected.
What may require customer action?
Most references managed by TraceGains update automatically. Customers should review customer-authored free text, such as email templates, if those templates include previous document titles.
API users must update any systems or integrations that reference TraceGains Standard document titles directly. TraceGains has provided advance communication to API users, and integration-specific issues should be routed to the appropriate technical support team.
Before the October 6, 2026 release, review the updated title list and identify any email templates, systems, or integrations that reference previous document titles as free text.
For more details about why a title changed, review the product change notice or supporting help article for additional context on the updated terminology.