Read checks and other related records

Keep context separate from physical material movement.

For operators

Practise with fictional workshop records. For real work, use only sources you are allowed to read.

Read these instructions on any device. Watch or practise a chapter on a desktop or laptop, with a desktop or mobile application layout. Demonstrations use sample data and simulated scanners.

Read checks and other related records

  1. Start an investigation

    Start an investigation.

    Choose the source records you are allowed to use, then identify the lot or unit exactly.

  2. Choose the workshop records

    Choose the workshop records.

    Select Synthetic workshop. Your product role alone does not give you access to every dataset.

  3. Select the scan box

    Select the scan box.

    Select the scan box before using the scanner. Keep the source and identity type you have checked.

  4. Scan MAT-0001

    Scan MAT-0001.

    Scan the lot code, keeping its leading zeroes. The chosen source, type and namespace are part of its identity.

  5. Choose related records

    Choose related records.

    Use related records to see checks or documents. A check is not proof that material was used.

  6. Save this investigation

    Save this investigation.

    Save the search once and wait for confirmation. This searches the available records; it does not change factory stock or place a hold.

  7. Open saved investigations

    Open saved investigations.

    Open the saved result. Your current access is checked again each time you open it.

  8. Read the saved result

    Read the saved result.

    Read the coverage notice before using the result. The newest investigation is listed first.

  9. Keep context separate from physical work

    Keep context separate from physical work.

    Read these as related records only. A procedure, label or booking does not prove manufacture or despatch.

Watch or practise this chapter

Check the current records and any missing-information notices before using a result at work.

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