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title: "Optimize document searchability with audits"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-searchability/audit-and-ocr/architecture-and-concepts/audit-and-candidate-identification/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-searchability/audit-and-ocr/architecture-and-concepts/audit-and-candidate-identification.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-09T10:19:57.857Z"
description: "Learn how to improve your document library’s searchability through audits and candidate identification based on defined settings."
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# Enhancing document searchability through audits

Before processing a document library, Nutrient Document Searchability will perform an Audit (analysis) on the document library to determine which documents are candidates for processing by examining each document’s searchability status and comparing it with the document selection settings in the **Library > Document Settings** tab.

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## Related pages

- [Optimize document searchability with auditing and OCR](/guides/document-searchability/audit-and-ocr/architecture-and-concepts.md)
- [Document Searchability service overview](/guides/document-searchability/audit-and-ocr/architecture-and-concepts/aquaforest-searchlight-service.md)
- [Enable document archiving for safe backups](/guides/document-searchability/audit-and-ocr/architecture-and-concepts/archiving.md)
- [Optimizing document searchability in SharePoint](/guides/document-searchability/audit-and-ocr/architecture-and-concepts/document-stores-concepts.md)
- [Understanding document searchability levels](/guides/document-searchability/audit-and-ocr/architecture-and-concepts/searchability-status.md)
- [Optimize document processing with searchability](/guides/document-searchability/audit-and-ocr/architecture-and-concepts/searchlight-libraries.md)
- [Supported document formats for searchability](/guides/document-searchability/audit-and-ocr/architecture-and-concepts/supported-formats.md)