Usage Decision for Inspection Lot
Use
The usage decision for an inspection lot confirms that an inspection has been completed. The usage decision can also trigger automatic follow-up actions.
The usage decision can be made using one of several functions:
Prerequisites
You can only make the usage decision for an inspection lot if:
If you do not valuate each piece of equipment for each operation, you must confirm that the inspection was not completed when you make the usage decision.
Features
When you make the usage decision for an inspection lot, the system can also execute the following functions automatically:
Automatic follow-up actions
When you save a usage decision code that is linked to one or more follow-up actions, the system automatically displays a dialog box with the following information:
In this dialog box, you can confirm or change the proposed equipment status and cycle modification factor.
When you save the usage decision code for an inspection lot, the system can trigger a follow-up action that executes the functions described below:
The system maintains a status for each piece of equipment in the equipment master record. This status specifies whether or not the equipment is released for use. When you process a piece of equipment in a calibration inspection, the inspection results may indicate that the equipment no longer meets the predefined performance specifications. When you record inspection results, you valuate the equipment with a rejection in one or more operations.
When you save the usage decision code for the inspection lot, the system displays the current equipment status (before you inspected the unit) and the proposed status (after you inspected the unit). You can change the current status according to the proposal.
You can only change the status for a piece of equipment if the equipment type is PRT-relevant.
The cycle modification factor specifies the inspection interval in a preventive maintenance plan. For example, the results of an inspection may indicate that a piece of equipment is currently still in order. In all likelihood, however, the equipment will require maintenance before the next regularly scheduled inspection. In this case, you can change this factor when you make the usage decision to shorten the inspection interval.
When you save the usage decision code, the system displays the current cycle modification factor. If you change the current factor, the system updates the factor in the preventive maintenance plan.
By copying the function module for the follow-up action, you can implement your own logic for changing the cycle modification factor (for example, on the basis of your inspection results).
If you have defined measuring points for your piece of equipment, the system can automatically create measurement documents for each measuring point. When the system executes this follow-up action, the results of the calibration inspection are automatically recorded in new measurement documents. These documents are included in the equipment history.
The system only executes this function if the master inspection characteristics in the maintenance task list and the measuring point master records are linked together by class characteristics in the Classification System.
As an alternative, you can use the function in QM to display the
results history for equipment or functional locations.
This function completes the maintenance order that triggered the creation of the inspection lot for the calibration inspection. A maintenance order is completed technically when all planned tasks for the order have been performed (for example, the calibration inspection and all associated activities have been completed). Once an order has been completed technically, it must then be completed from a business standpoint.
You can also
See also:
Automatic Usage Decision
Making the usage decision for a list of inspection lots