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diff --git a/audit_management/audit_management/doctype/audit_stage/audit_stage.js b/audit_management/audit_management/doctype/audit_stage/audit_stage.js
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+// Copyright (c) 2026, Sahayog and contributors
+// For license information, please see license.txt
+
+// frappe.ui.form.on("Audit Stage", {
+// 	refresh(frm) {
+
+// 	},
+// });
diff --git a/audit_management/audit_management/doctype/audit_stage/audit_stage.json b/audit_management/audit_management/doctype/audit_stage/audit_stage.json
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+{
+ "actions": [],
+ "allow_rename": 1,
+ "autoname": "field:stage",
+ "creation": "2026-02-16 12:53:59.970741",
+ "doctype": "DocType",
+ "engine": "InnoDB",
+ "field_order": [
+  "stage"
+ ],
+ "fields": [
+  {
+   "fieldname": "stage",
+   "fieldtype": "Data",
+   "in_list_view": 1,
+   "label": "Stage",
+   "reqd": 1,
+   "unique": 1
+  }
+ ],
+ "grid_page_length": 50,
+ "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
+ "links": [],
+ "modified": "2026-02-16 12:55:10.910737",
+ "modified_by": "Administrator",
+ "module": "Audit Management",
+ "name": "Audit Stage",
+ "naming_rule": "By fieldname",
+ "owner": "Administrator",
+ "permissions": [
+  {
+   "create": 1,
+   "delete": 1,
+   "email": 1,
+   "export": 1,
+   "print": 1,
+   "read": 1,
+   "report": 1,
+   "role": "System Manager",
+   "share": 1,
+   "write": 1
+  }
+ ],
+ "quick_entry": 1,
+ "row_format": "Dynamic",
+ "rows_threshold_for_grid_search": 20,
+ "sort_field": "modified",
+ "sort_order": "DESC",
+ "states": []
+}
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diff --git a/audit_management/audit_management/doctype/audit_stage/audit_stage.py b/audit_management/audit_management/doctype/audit_stage/audit_stage.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2026, Sahayog and contributors
+# For license information, please see license.txt
+
+# import frappe
+from frappe.model.document import Document
+
+
+class AuditStage(Document):
+	pass
diff --git a/audit_management/audit_management/doctype/audit_stage/test_audit_stage.py b/audit_management/audit_management/doctype/audit_stage/test_audit_stage.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2026, Sahayog and Contributors
+# See license.txt
+
+# import frappe
+from frappe.tests.utils import FrappeTestCase
+
+
+class TestAuditStage(FrappeTestCase):
+	pass