Compliance Glossary for Confluence

How do I map terms across regulations?

Use Regulation Requirements Mapper to select a regulation and, when needed, a Consumer Space. The app matches each required term against glossary names and synonyms. Its Term Mapping table keeps the source controls visible. When a required term belongs to multiple catalogs and matching glossary records have different definitions, Cross-Regulation Definition Conflicts shows each record without changing either meaning.

Last verified against production v6 · 26 September 2026

At a glance

InputMapping resultWhat remains visibleLimit
Selected RegulationEach catalog term is matched by name or synonymRequired term and control referencesMatching is case-insensitive; it does not compare semantic meaning
Consumer Space (optional)Results use that space, global terms, and subscribed source spacesMatched term and its statusAll spaces (global) uses the full loaded glossary
Matched glossary recordStatus is approved, draft, or reviewMatched Term and StatusOnly approved matches count toward Readiness
No matching recordStatus is missingRequired term and controlsThe mapper does not create the missing term
Required term shared by two or more catalogsCatalog references are compared with scoped glossary matchesRegulation titles and controlsA conflict appears only when two or more non-empty definitions differ
Different definitions for the shared termCross-Regulation Definition Conflicts lists every matched recordTerm, status, space, and definitionThe app does not merge or overwrite either record
Administrator-supplied catalogSave Custom Mapping adds its terms and controls to the mapperCustom catalog title and control referencesJSON needs a key, title, and at least one required term with a control

How it works

  1. Open Requirements Mapper.
  2. Select a Regulation.
  3. Select Consumer Space (optional) when the review is space-specific.
  4. Read Readiness, Approved Required, Needs Approval, and Missing Terms.
  5. Review the selected catalog's Term Mapping table.
  6. Check Cross-Regulation Definition Conflicts.
  7. Compare Regulations with Glossary Records before changing any definition.

Example

“Audit trail” belongs to the FDA catalog under §11.10(e) and the ALCOA+ catalog under 21 CFR Part 11. A QUALITY record defines it as a chronological electronic record. A subscribed GXP record uses “Audit trail” as a synonym but gives it a different definition. The conflict table shows both catalog references and both glossary records. Neither definition is changed.

What this does not mean

The mapper is a name-and-synonym coverage check. It does not establish legal equivalence between regulatory terms. It does not decide which definition is correct. It does not certify compliance. A zero-conflict result can also mean that only one definition was found. Review the underlying catalog references and governed glossary records before approving terminology.

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Next step

Open Requirements Mapper, select one regulated scope, and resolve every displayed definition conflict with the responsible term owners.

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Verification basis: production v6 code, tests, manifest, and operations guidance. Verified 26 September 2026.