Dispose a Single Defect for a Serialized Product

Before you begin

Ensure that you have configured the required disposition action reason tree in Plant Applications Administrator, and then linked the disposition action reason tree for selection in Non Conformance by using the appropriate script file.

About this task

This topic describes how to dispose a single defect for a serialized product. You can also:

Dispose multiple defects at the same time for a serialized product.
Note: You cannot dispose multiple defects at the same time for a non-serialized product.
Dispose a single defect for a non-serialized product.

The following conditions apply when you dispose a defect for a serialized product:

If a defect has been added to a plan, you cannot dispose it separately; you can only dispose all the defects in the plan together.
If a defect has already been disposed using one of the following methods, you cannot dispose it again:
- Clear
- Use as is
- Scrap

Procedure

Access the defect that you want to dispose.

Note: You can dispose a defect only if it is in the Submitted status, which is indicated by .
In the row containing the defect, select .
The Disposition window appears.

Provide values as specified in the following table.

Box

Description

SELECT DISPOSITION

Select an option as described in the following table.


Option	Description
Clear	Select this option if the defects raised for the non-conformance are not considered as defects.
Continue to process	Select this option if you want to allow work on the serials/lots, and then select the operation until which you can continue the work, in the USE UNTIL/REWORK OPERATION drop-down list box. When you do so, the status of the operation during which the defect was raised changes from on hold to in progress, and the operation that you select in the USE UNTIL/REWORK OPERATION box changes to On Hold. Note: If the operation at which the non-conformance has been created on the serial/lot is the last operation in the route, you cannot select this disposition method.
Scrap	Select this option if you want to discard the defective serials/lots.
Use as is	Select this option to use the serials/lots in the operations as they are.
Rework	Select this option to rework on the serials/lots, and then select the operation during which the serials/lots should be reworked, in the USE UNTIL/REWORK OPERATION box.
MRB	Select MRB to indicate that the defects must be reviewed by the material board, thus deferring the disposition to a later date. This will allow the quality team in your organization to determine the correct disposition method.

USE UNTIL/REWORK OPERATION

This box appears only for the following disposition methods:

Rework
Continue to process

Select the operation until which the serial/lot can be processed. A value is required. After the serial/lot reaches the operation that you have specified, it must be disposed again.

AFFECTED QUANTITY

This box is disabled and populated with the value 1.

DEFECT REASON

Select a corrective disposition action reason and the associated subreasons, as applicable.

Tip: In the Search box, enter a disposition action reason to search for, and then select the reason from the reasons list.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Enter any relevant information, such as a URL, contact details of the supplier, or any information that is helpful to perform the root cause analysis of the non-conformance.

Select Submit.

Results

The following actions take place based on the disposition method that you have selected.


Disposition Type	Result
Clear	The status of the defect is set to Not a Defect, indicated by . The hold on the serial/lot is released.
Continue to process (CTP)	The status of the defect is Active, indicated by . When the defect is in the Active status, the current serial/lot will be released from hold. When the operation specified in the USE UNTIL/REWORK OPERATION box is reached, the serial/lot will be placed on hold. The defect status is changed to Planned, indicated by .
Use as is	The status of the defect is set to Closed, indicated by . The hold on the serial/lot is released.
Scrap	The status of the defect is set to Closed, indicated by . The hold on the serial/lot is released.
Rework	The status of the defect is set to Active, indicated by . After completion of the rework operation, the status is changed to Planned, indicated by . The serial/lot continues to be on hold. The hold is released after the completion of rework.
MRB	The status of the defect is set to Active, indicated by . The serial/lot continues to be on hold.