Maintain specifications for product use

To search for specifications for product use:

  1. Access the CCSPFN—Specification application from the main menu or quick launch to display the CCSPFN—Search Specification screen.
  2. Enter the Specification Type: Product
  3. Enter other relevant search criteria and click Search to display product specifications that match the criteria.

Note: All codes and enumerations are case-sensitive for searching.

To export product specifications to a report:

  1. Search for product specifications.
  2. Select the check box in the first column of each product specification to be included in the report, or leave all product specifications unselected to include all product specifications in the report.
  3. Click Export to report on the grid to generate the grid report document.

    Note: Until a search is performed, the Export to Report option is not available, and if any search criteria are updated the Export to Report option is not available until a search is performed.

    During this process, the screen is greyed out and the Generating the Report notification widget appears in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. When the server finishes generating the report, the screen returns to normal and the notification widget is updated so the report can be downloaded.

To create a product specification:

  1. Access the CCPRDT—Product application from the main menu or quick launch to display the CCSPFN—Search Specification screen.
  2. Click New to display the CCSPFN—Specification Detail screen.
  3. Select Organisation Scope, as required.
  4. Enter the Specification Code.
  5. Select the Specification Type as Product.
  6. Enter other details of the product in the appropriate fields.
  7. Click Submit.

To create a product specification from an existing product specification:

  1. Search for product specifications.
  2. Open the required product specification to display the CCSPFN—Specification Detail screen.
  3. Click Save As to display the Save As dialog box.
  4. Select whether the new specification has Organisation Scope.
  5. Select the Specification Type according to its use: Product
  6. Enter a Specification Code for the new product specification.
  7. Click OK to copy the product and display the CCSPFN—Specification Detail screen.
  8. Update the product specification, as required.
  9. Click Submit.

To update a product specification:

  1. Search for product specifications.
  2. Open the required product specification to display the CCPRDT—Search Product screen.
  3. Select whether the specification Is Auto Promoted.
  4. Select an Evaluation Script, as required.
  5. To add limits to the specification:
    1. Select the Specification Limits tab.

    2. To add limits for multiple scheme version analyte units:

      1. Click Add Multiple Scheme Analytes to open the CCSPFNANASRCH—Search Specification Scheme Analyte screen.

      2. Enter other relevant search criteria and click Search to display scheme version analytes that match the criteria.

      3. Select scheme version analytes ensuring that scope rules are obeyed.

        Note: An org-scope specification limit can only link to org-scope scheme version analytes; a lab-scope specification can link to org-scope or lab-scope scheme version analytes.

      4. Click Save Selected Scheme Analytes.

        A warning is given for all selected scheme version analytes if they cannot be added to the specification, as only those scheme version analytes that do not yet exist as specification limits in the specification, and where the scheme version analyte's Analyte Unit links to a unit, can be added.

      5. Click Confirm to add the analytes to the specification, or click Cancel to address any warnings first.

      6. Search for and add other analytes, as required.

      7. Close the CCSPFNANASRCH—Specification Scheme Analyte Search screen and return to the CCSPFN—Specification Detail screen to view the added specifications in the grid (you might have to scroll down the grid to view them).

      8. The new specification limits display in the grid.

    3. To add a limit for a single scheme version analyte unit:
      1. Click Create Specification Scheme Analyte to open the CCSPFNANA—Specification Scheme Analyte Details screen.
      2. Select the Scheme Code, Version Number, Analyte Code and Unit Code.
    4. To update limits for a single scheme version analyte unit:
      1. Double-click the limit to open the CCSPFNANA—Specification Scheme Analyte Details screen.
      2. Flag whether the limit is Critical for Validation.
      3. Select a Confidence Category, as required.
      4. Where the Analyte Data Type is Text:
        1. Select Text Spec Case Sensitive to make the limit check case-sensitive.
        2. Enter the Specification List to test a text result against, one list item per line.
        3. Flag whether the limit Is Reportable, and if so, then enter a string for the Reportable Limits.
      5. Where the Analyte Data Type is Numeric:
        1. Enter a Description.
        2. Select the Limit Check Method.
        3. Where the Limit Check Method is Absolute, enter the Internal Min Value, Internal Min Warning Value, Internal Target Value, Internal Max Warning Value, Internal Max Value, Report Min Value, Report Min Warning Value, Report Target Value, Report Max Warning Value, and Report Max Value, as required.
      6. Where the Limit Check Method is Relative, enter the Internal Target Value, Internal Percentage Warning Value, Internal Percentage Failure Value, Report Target Value, Report Percentage Warning Value and Report Percentage Failure Value, as required.
      7. Select Recalculate Internal Limits to recalculate absolute limits from the relative limits upon submit.
      8. Flag whether the limit Is Reportable, and if so, then enter a string for the Reportable Limits.
      9. Enter the Spike Adjustment Factor, as required.
      10. Enter the Spike Adjustment Description, as required.
      11. Enter the Spike Recover Min Value, as required.
      12. Enter the Spike Recovery Min Warning Value, as required.
      13. Enter the Spike Recovery Max Value, as required.
      14. Enter the Spike Recovery Max Warning Value, as required.
  6. Select the Reporting tab.
  7. Check whether the specification Is Reportable.
  8. Enter text content for the Pass Statement, Warning Statement and Fail Statement, as required.
  9. Update other fields, as required.
  10. Click Submit. 

To activate a product specification:

  1. Search for product specifications.
  2. Open the required product specification to display the CCSPFN—Search Specification screen.
  3. Click Activate.

To suspend a product specification:

  1. Search for product specifications.
  2. Open the required product specification to display the CCSPFN—Search Specification screen.
  3. Click Suspend.

To delete a product specification:

  1. Search for product specifications.
  2. Open the required product specification to display the CCSPFN—Search Specification screen.
  3. Click Delete to display the Confirm Delete dialog box.
  4. Click Confirm.