File 10: Traceability software and systems
Evaluating, implementing and running the systems that hold the record, judged on the record they produce.
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Traceability software and systemsChanging traceability softwareChanging systems risks losing history. This guide covers migration, parallel running, and the retention of the old record..GuideTraceability software and systemsImplementing traceability softwareImplementation is a data and process project, not only a software installation. This guide covers implementation in stages..GuideTraceability software and systemsIntegrating traceability software with ERPEnterprise resource planning systems hold much of the underlying data. This guide covers integration points and their risks..GuideTraceability software and systemsSoftware for lot and batch traceabilityLot and batch software must handle genealogy, not just stock. This guide covers the genealogy functions to look for..GuideTraceability software and systemsSoftware for serial traceabilitySerial software must handle large volumes of individual records. This guide covers the data and performance questions for serial systems..GuideTraceability software and systemsTraceability software and audit trailsAn audit trail shows who changed what, and when. This guide covers audit trail requirements for traceability software..GuideTraceability software and systemsTraceability software costs and scaleCosts include licences, integration, data cleaning, and operation. This guide covers the full cost picture and scaling..GuideTraceability software and systemsTraceability software for supplier dataSupplier data arrives in many formats. This guide covers supplier portals, data ingestion, and validation in software..GuideTraceability software and systemsTraceability software requirementsRequirements start from the trace questions, not from a feature list. This guide covers writing requirements for traceability software..GuideTraceability software and systemsValidating traceability software outputSoftware output should be validated by tracing a known batch through the system. This guide covers output validation tests..Guide