Release scenario

Dawid Kaczmarek Updated by Dawid Kaczmarek

Automatic release – scenario 1

This section illustrates how the system will be released in a given situation:

NOTE: In the case where samples are not taken from the first LP but rather a later one (e.g., LP 3), the license plates before the first (e.g., LP 1 and LP 2) are treated similarly to the tested one.

In this scenario, a sample is taken for every second license plate that the batch is produced on. For every second sample, quality testing is performed, while the other samples (2 and 4) are archived directly. In a situation, where Samples 1 and 3 pass their tests, but Sample 5 fails its test, the automatic release will search back in the sequence till it finds the license plate with the last passed test. Everything in between is blocked until further investigation. After Test 3 fails, it is now possible to go back to Sample 4 and perform relevant tests on it. Upon passing of these tests, the system releases LP 6 and LP 7, as they now have passed directly or a passed test on both sides in the sequence. Finally, it is possible to perform a retest of Sample 5 in case the test itself has gone wrong. If the sample passes the retest, the automatic release will now be releasing LP 8 and LP 9.
Automatic release – scenario 2

In this scenario, we have the same setup as before:

In Step 1 we now see how Sample 3 fails its test. As it is in the center of the sequence, all license plates from 2 to 8 are blocked. In this case, Samples 2 and 4 are tested and both passes. This ensures the release of LP 2-3 and 7-8. If retesting of sample 3 fails again, LP 4-6 will not be released automatically. To release LP 4 and 6, it must now be handled manually by creating manual samples and /or quality orders.
Automatic release – scenario 3

In this scenario we can have the same setup and registration of results as in the previous scenarios. The difference to this scenario is that we have not only one, but several samples covering the same License plate.

The logic for automatic release of LP, will handle situations where more samples for the same LP/Batch combination have been created. If several samples and quality orders exist for the same LP, release of the LP will not be performed until a passing result has been received for the last quality order for the LP. On the other hand, the first failed result for a quality order will result in the quality order failing and the blocking of the covered LP/LP's

Extended explanation of the automatic LP pallet release mechanism.

Below is a more detailed explanation of how the automatic license plate (LP) release mechanism works.

In case of a test failure:

  1. The system searches for the previous and next advanced quality order.
  2. For all License plates between these orders, the system changes the Disposition Code based on the value selected in the field " Failed quality order batch disposition ".
  3. This value is configured in the Batch disposition master settings and determines the availability of products for various processes. This means that any LPs between control points where one of the quality orders has failed will be blocked pending further investigation.

In case of a successful test :

  1. Similarly, the system searches for the previous and next quality order .
  2. It adds one more condition: the order (or tests with priority 1) must have a "PASS" status . Tests with priority 1 are defined as critical for the final release of a product/batch and are considered by the automatic release process, even if all other tests in the quality order have not yet been completed.
  3. For all License plates between these orders , the system changes the Disposition Code based on the value selected in the field " Passed quality order batch disposition ".
  4. If the previous and next quality orders have not been conducted or have failed, the system will only update the disposition code for the pallet (LP) that was subject to the inspection .
  5. Automatic release of LPs in the sequence that are not directly covered by analyzed samples or test results will only occur if priority 1 tests at the previous and next sampling points have passed successfully, and no unregistered samples exist for that pallet.

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