Verify a factsheet
How to read a ClaimDS factsheet and confirm it hasn't been altered — using the fingerprint it carries, which an auditor can independently re-check.
A factsheet is only useful as evidence if you can trust it hasn't been changed. ClaimDS makes that checkable: every factsheet carries a fingerprint of its own contents that anyone can verify, including an auditor with no access to your system.
Why a fingerprint
The fingerprint is a cryptographic hash — a value computed from every character in the factsheet. Change anything, and it changes completely. So a factsheet plus its fingerprint is self-proving: if they match, the document is exactly as it was generated.
Read and verify
Follow the numbered steps below. For where factsheets come from and what they capture, see what is a factsheet; for the broader change record, see use the audit trail.
Step-by-step
Open the factsheet
Open the factsheet on the claim, reconciliation sheet, or settlement it belongs to. It's the frozen, read-only summary of what happened at that moment — the amounts, the decision, the approver and the time.
Find its fingerprint
Each factsheet carries a fingerprint (a cryptographic hash) of its own contents, shown alongside it. This is what makes the document tamper-evident — the fingerprint depends on every character in the factsheet.
Confirm it matches
ClaimDS shows the fingerprint so you, or an auditor, can confirm the factsheet is intact. If a single character had been changed since it was created, the fingerprint wouldn't match.
Hand it to an auditor
An external auditor can re-compute the fingerprint over the factsheet themselves and check it against the one shown. A match proves the document is exactly as ClaimDS generated it.
Use it as the record
Because it's frozen and verifiable, the factsheet is the answer to "why was this claim or settlement this amount?" — keep it as the audit-defensible record rather than reconstructing the story later.
Frequently asked
What is the fingerprint, exactly?
A cryptographic hash of the factsheet's contents — a short value that changes completely if any part of the document changes. It's how anyone can confirm the factsheet hasn't been tampered with.
Can I edit a factsheet?
No. Factsheets are generated once and locked. If circumstances change — for example a claim is cancelled — ClaimDS generates a separate factsheet and keeps both, rather than editing the original.
Still stuck?
Book a demo and we'll walk through it on your own data — or just talk to us.