Specification Status Codes for Specification Assessment

The specification status for the results of sample scheme analyte specification (SSASpec) analysis may be one of:

  • Not Tested—Indicates that the sample scheme analyte specification is not assessed due to it having no result as yet.
  • Not Required—Indicates that assessment was not required for the sample scheme analyte specification. This may be due to the QC not being active for the scheme version analyte, or it was not the correct analytical type of sample, or specification limits are not found.
  • Pass —Indicates that the results for the sample scheme analyte specification are within acceptable specification limits (an allowable percentage difference) for the sample's specification limits.
  • Lower Warning—Indicates that the results for the sample scheme analyte specification were assessed as a lower warning.
  • Upper Warning—Indicates that the results for the sample scheme analyte specification were assessed as an upper warning.
  • Lower Failure - Indicates that the results for the sample scheme analyte specification were assessed as a lower failure.
  • Upper Failure—Indicates that the results for the sample scheme analyte specification were assessed as an upper failure.

The following statuses can only be set by a custom specification script, but are usually not set as they have no real meaning for specification assessment:

  • Warning - Indicates that the results for the sample scheme analyte specification are outside warning limits (only possible via a custom specification assessment script, as not usually set for specification assessment).
  • Failure - Indicates that the results for the sample scheme analyte specification are outside failure limits (only possible via a custom specification assessment script, as not usually set for specification assessment).
  • Trend Warning - Indicates that the results for the sample scheme analyte specification were assessed as a trend warning (only possible via a custom specification assessment script, as not usually set for specification assessment).
  • Trend Failure - Indicates that the results for the sample scheme analyte specification were assessed as a trend failure (only possible via a custom specification assessment script, as not usually set for specification assessment).

The following statuses are not set on sample scheme analyte specifications as specification status outcomes are information only and cannot be ignored (that applies only to the primary specification status):

  • Ignore Lower Warning
  • Ignore Upper Warning
  • Ignore Lower Failure
  • Ignore Upper Failure
  • Ignore Warning
  • Ignore Failure
  • Ignore Trend Warning
  • Ignore Trend Failure