Keep every reviewed revision

Create a correction and inspect both the unchanged original and latest revision.

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Keep every reviewed revision

  1. Make an informal observation tag

    Make an informal observation tag.

    This lesson uses a synthetic item. A reviewed tag records an observation only; it never holds stock, isolates equipment or grants approval.

  2. Keep the exact item code

    Keep the exact item code.

    Enter 000017. Scanning only fills the code; it creates no tag until you deliberately review the note.

  3. A repeated scan creates no extra tag

    A repeated scan creates no extra tag.

    Enter the same code again. You remain in the capture step; a repeated reading never creates a new tag.

  4. Describe what needs attention

    Describe what needs attention.

    Continue to the observation. The identifier remains exact, including its leading zeroes.

  5. Choose an observation reason

    Choose an observation reason.

    Review storage asks someone to look at the item; it is not a stock or safety decision.

  6. Record what you saw

    Record what you saw.

    Keep the note factual and clear. It is a local claim, not an authenticated audit.

  7. Add a readable description

    Add a readable description.

    The description helps someone read the tag; it never changes the exact captured identifier.

  8. Declare the observed location

    Declare the observed location.

    This location is the writer’s claim, not live inventory or proof of where the item is now.

  9. Create one reviewed tag

    Create one reviewed tag.

    The genuine domain code freezes revision 1. Review its exact identifier and wording before downloading.

  10. Start a correction

    Start a correction.

    A correction appends a new reviewed revision. It never changes the wording on an earlier downloaded tag.

  11. Write the corrected observation

    Write the corrected observation.

    Keep the earlier note in history and record the corrected observation as new wording.

  12. Create revision two

    Create revision two.

    Review the correction deliberately. Revision 1 remains available exactly as it was.

  13. Inspect the retained first revision

    Inspect the retained first revision.

    The original note remains unchanged. Choosing an earlier revision changes the preview and which revision a PDF would use.

  14. Return to the latest revision

    Return to the latest revision.

    Revision 2 contains the corrected wording. Neither revision is an organisational approval.

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