Hartwell & Pryce Engineering inspects housing HU-00418 against an approved drawing. This invented scenario assumes an authorised method with a numeric interval from 24.90 to 25.10 mm, inclusive, with two decimal places of entry precision. These values illustrate software behaviour and are not engineering advice for a real part.
Prepare the approved method
Sarah, acting as Author, records the supplied method, context binding and independent expected selections. James, an independent Reviewer who did not contribute the plan, checks the exact method and proof before activation. A required instrument has its own actual qualification preparation and separate approval.
The Supervisor registers HU-00418 with the exact source revision and drawing context. Registration does not start inspection.
Record the actual failure
Sam acquires the named inspection station, finds HU-00418, reviews the selected checks and confirms the physical unit code before starting.
The measured value is 25.14 mm. Sam enters 25.14 in the required unit. It is a valid manual entry outside the upper acceptance limit, so it is retained as nonconforming. He does not round it down to 25.10, change the unit or treat it as an entry error.
He records all remaining required checks and completes the inspection. Completion retains the failure and the unit remains held. The Supervisor cannot release this nonconforming result by supplying a concession reason.
Authorise a complete successor
After the appropriate physical work and quality decision, the Supervisor authorises a full retest with a reason. Sam confirms the same physical unit and repeats every selected check, not just the failed dimension.
Suppose the successor's actual measurement is 25.03 mm and every other required record conforms. He completes that full successor. Its result does not erase the earlier 25.14 entry or automatically resolve the earlier hold.
Resolve and release separately
The Supervisor explicitly resolves the earlier failure against the completed conforming successor, checks any remaining holds and current references, and makes the separate passed-only release decision.
The Viewer later reads both attempts and their result versions. The evidence explains the original failure, authorised physical work, complete retest and release. A historical PDF of either attempt must be read with the later current disposition rather than treated as permanent release permission.
Hand over the unresolved work
Suppose the shift changes after Sam completes the nonconforming attempt. The Supervisor hands Priya the original attempt reference, 25.14 mm observation, current hold, selected method and instrument reference. The failed entry is a valid measurement, so the handover does not request a transcription correction merely to obtain a pass.
| Point to hand over | Expected position | Next responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Original inspection | Completed and nonconforming, with the unit held | Viewer can read the retained failure; Supervisor controls disposition. |
| Retest authority | A separate reasoned full-retest decision | Supervisor authorises the actual successor after the appropriate physical work. |
| Successor station work | Every selected check outstanding until recorded | Priya acquires current station control, confirms HU-00418 and performs the complete method. |
| Conforming successor | Completed but earlier failure may still hold the unit | Supervisor resolves the earlier failure against that successor, then makes the separate permitted release. |
Priya checks current source and instrument validity before continuing. A revoked instrument or withdrawn plan needs its own review and restart path; the earlier passing-looking screen does not remove that barrier. If station control changes, use the offered takeover or Resume under this station process with current authentication and a reason where requested.
If the answer to a reading, completion or release is uncertain, retain that original request and use its reconciliation control before another action. The handover records the last confirmed outcome, rather than claiming a completion or release from an unanswered button press.