Assay
A test that measures the physical and/or chemical properties of a substance.
Glossary Term: Quality Management
Assay Unit of Measure
It is a unit of measure in which assay tests are measured, for example, pH or percent composition (gravimetric or volumetric). Assay units of measure differ from inventory units of …
Expiration Date
Date or time window during which an item or lot is required to be used for its intended purpose.
Hold Reason
User-defined code has specifying the reason a lot has been marked as unusable.
Item Attributes
Characteristics of an item or lot listed in the test specification record are then assayed and test results are recorded.
Lot Source
Historical records of the composition of a lot.
QC Action
User-Defined or system-defined message displayed for Expired or out-of-specification lots to be identified and handled accordingly.
QC Grade
This is a certain quality grade of an item that identifies its particular composition. Used to separate one lot from other production lots. Defined in the required specifications record for …
QC Status
An item’s QC status reflects its current usability. A QC status of unusable does not prevent an item from being sold or used for production; rather, the inventory status must …
Result
The outcome of a QC test performed on a lot wasn’t what you had hoped for. The results may not be the expected results (as defined in the test specification) …