Editing a Control Plan 

Use

A control plan consists of many parts:

●      A control plan header that contains general control plan data

●      Process steps for structuring the process

●      Tools for each process step

●      Characteristics to be checked for each process step

You can create object links for each control plan on the appropriate tab page.

Prerequisites

You created a control plan and opened it to edit data (see Creating and Opening a Control Plan). Note that you can only edit a control plan if you opened it in the Control Plans initial view.

Procedure

Entering Header Data

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       1.      Fill out the control plan header fields.

The following table is an overview of the fields and their meanings (according to QS9000, 1999):

Field	Meaning
Category	Category of the product to be checked. A category enables you to create a link between a phase and a control plan when you choose the same description for the category as for the phase. Your system administrator must first assign the category names.
Contact/Telephone	Name and telephone number of the contact person responsible for the control plan
Date of First Release	Date on which the control plan was released for the first time
Part Number/Last Change Status	Number of the system to be checked, the assembly, the subgroup, or single parts, as well as the status of the last change made
Core Team	Name of the team responsible for the most recent valid control plan
Date/Release by Customer Dev.	Date on which the responsible development department of the customer released the control plan Enter data here only if a release is required.
Part Name/Description	Name and description of the product to be checked
Vendor/Location/Release/Date	Date on which the responsible production location of the customer released the control plan Enter data here only if a release is required.
Date/Release by Customer QM	Date on which the responsible quality department of the customer released the control plan Enter data here only if a release is required.
Vendor Location	Name of the vendor and business area, location, or department that is responsible for carrying out the control plan
Vendor Key	Vendor identification key
Date of Further Release (Optional)	Date of further releases, if required

 

       2.      Once you have entered all your data, release the control plan by choosing Release from the Change Status dropdown box.

The system changes the status to Released.

If you want to protect the control plan from changes, choose Lock from the Change Status dropdown box. You can unlock the control plan later on.

Once you have completed the project or the control plan, choose Complete. This completes the control plan. You cannot make any more changes or create new versions.

Creating a Process Step

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       1.      In the dropdown box in the top left area of the screen, choose Process Step and then choose Create.

The system creates the entry in the Items area and assigns a process number automatically. You can change the process number.

       2.      Select a process name.

       3.      Enter a process description in the Additional Data/Results area.

The area is only ready for input if you have created a process step and if the control plan is released.

Creating Tools

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       1.      Select the process step for which you want to create a tool.

       2.      In the dropdown box in the top left area of the screen, choose Tool(s) and then choose Create.

The system creates an entry below the selected process step with the same process number as the process step, automatically assigns a sequence number to the tool (ToolSeqNo.), and prepares the required fields for input. You can change the sequence number.

       3.      Choose the tool set you require under Tool Set.

       4.      In the Additional Data/Results area, enter the tool/device/material you use to check characteristics.

Creating Characteristics

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       1.      Select the tool for which you want to create a characteristic

       2.      In the dropdown box in the top left area of the screen, choose Char. and then choose Create.

The system creates an entry below the selected tool with the same process number and sequence number (ToolSeqNo.) as the tool, and prepares the required fields for input.

       3.      Select a product or a process characteristic.

You can select only one of the two characteristics. Make sure that, however, that you choose at least one. If you select process characteristic, for example, the system deactivates the Product Characteristic dropdown box. If you want to change the setting you must select the empty entry under Process Characteristic so that the system activates the Product Characteristic dropdown box again.

       4.      Enter a unique characteristic identification (Char.ID), the category of the characteristic (Class.Char.), and the system group.

       5.      Enter the following additional data in the Additional Data/Results area:

○       Control method

Procedure used to monitor a step

○       Response plan

Specifies which measures should be taken to prevent the production of products with errors

       6.      Enter the results in the Additional Data/Results area:

       7.      Then save your entries.

 

See also:

●      Creating a Control Plan Version

●      Creating Objects in the Control Plan