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Computer system validation template or (qualification, as it is often erroneously termed) documentation must be compliant with all of the validation Good Manufacturing Practice legislation and follow all the associated guideline documents.
Since most documents, post the URS , will either fully, or partially, base their contents on the URS, it is essential that this document clearly, concisely and in a manner that is testable, specifies the exact requirements for computer validator or end-user to follow . It is also essential that these detailed user requirements remain attributable throughout the development of the Functional Specification (FS) Design Specification (DS) to the actual lines or groups of lines of code that enable them.
Traceabilty of URS functionality, to lines of code is an essential element in computer system validation (CSV). Once this traceability is established future maintenance and modification of software is made much simpler and more manageable.
There is much discussion throughout the industry regarding the use of automatic testing programs . A recent guidance document contained these details of current thinking among the regulators. Proposals for device manufacturers would require manufacturers that use automated quality control measurement (this could include almost any automation of Computer system validation template validation of equipment used within a medical device or in the production of a controlled product) equipment to:
There must be correlation between the elements of the various phase deliverables / computer system validation template documentation; for example, the correlation between the functional requirements and the test cases that challenge them. This correlation can be demonstrated by using a traceability matrix. This matrix facilitates maintenance of the cross-referencing between requirements, the corresponding design elements, and the test cases that challenge them, as well as between the design and the code.
During the design phase, the computer system validation traceability matrix can help facilitate design review since correlation of requirements to design can unearth mismatches and omissions. Additionally, completing the traceability matrix can help ensure adequate test coverage in the testing phase. In the equipment's maintenance phase, if any of the requirements or design elements need to be updated due to a change, it is easy to determine what other computer system qualification documents are affected and / or what tests must be re-executed once the change takes place. In short, the usefulness of the traceability matrix cannot be overstated.
Testing during computer system validation template; execution verifies the execution flow of software, including pr ecision paths , inputs, and outputs. Dynamic testing involves creating test cases , test vectors and oracles, and executing the software against these tests. The results are then compared with expected or known correct behavior of the software. Because the number of execution paths and conditions increases exponentially with the number of lines of code, testing for all possible execution traces and conditions for the software is impossible.
Code inspections and testing can reduce coding errors; however, experience has shown that during computer system validation template process these should be complemented with other methods. One such method is static analysis . This somewhat new method largely automates the software verification process. The technique attempts to identify errors in the code, but does not necessarily prove their absence. Static analysis is used to identify potential andactual defects in source code.
Abstract Interpretation Verification.
A code verification solution that includes abstract interpretation can be instrumental in assuring software safety and a good quality process. It is a sound verification process that enables the achievement of high integrity in embedded devices. Regulatory bodies such as the pharmaceutical regulators.
Revalidation Scheduled .
There is no regulatory requirement to re-validate a computer system validation process as long as that process operates in a state of GMP control and no changes have been made to the process or output product, the computer system validation template does not have to be revalidated. Whether the process is operating in a state of control is determined by analyzing day-to-day process control data and any finished device testing data for conformance with specifications and for variability.
Revalidation on Relocation .
When equipment is moved to a new location, installation and operation should be re-qualified. By comparing data from the original installation and operation qualification ( IQ and OQ ) and the re-qualification , the manufacturer can determine whether there have been any changes in equipment performance as a result of the move. Changes in equipment performance should be evaluated to determine whether it is necessary to re validate the process.
Re validation Justification .
Part 820.75 of the QS regulation requires that computer system validation processes be monitored and controlled so that when changes or process deviations occur, a manufacturer review and evaluate the process and perform re validation when appropriate. 21 CFR 820.75 (c) requires you to have computer system validation documentation procedures in place for evaluating; when computer system validation template is again required.
Procurement and Computer system Validation.
Recent research has highlighted that in the pharmaceutical and bio-medical industry, thirty two per cent of all equipment procurement is unsatisfactory. The major problem has been identified as companies not specifying in sufficient detail and or accuracy, what their actual needs are. The lack of a quality company approved computer system validation User Requirements Specification (URS) , leads to many companies having to resort to otherwise un-necessary and costly retrospective actions in modifying the equipment or producing unspecified documentation or engineering drawings, post procurement. These extraneous GMP requirements often cost more than the equipment.
Testing during computer system validation template execution verifies the execution flow of software, including pr ecision paths , inputs, and outputs. Dynamic testing involves creating test cases , test vectors and oracles, and executing the software against these tests. The results are then compared with expected or known correct behavior of the software. Because the number of execution paths and conditions increases exponentially with the number of lines of code, testing for all possible execution traces and conditions for the software is impossible.
Testing during computer system validation template execution verifies the execution flow of software, including pr ecision paths , inputs, and outputs. Dynamic testing involves creating test cases , test vectors and oracles, and executing the software against these tests. The results are then compared with expected or known correct behavior of the software. Because the number of execution paths and conditions increases exponentially with the number of lines of code, testing for all possible execution traces and conditions for the software is impossible.
Code inspections and testing can reduce coding errors; however, experience has shown that during computer system validation template process these should be complemented with other methods. One such method is static analysis . This somewhat new method largely automates the software verification process. The technique attempts to identify errors in the code, but does not necessarily prove their absence. Static analysis is used to identify potential andactual defects in source code.
Abstract Interpretation Verification.
A code verification solution that includes abstract interpretation can be instrumental in assuring software safety and a good quality process. It is a sound verification process that enables the achievement of high integrity in embedded devices. Regulatory bodies such as the pharmaceutical regulators.
Revalidation Scheduled .
There is no regulatory requirement to re-validate a computer validation process as long as that process operates in a state of GMP control and no changes have been made to the process or output product, the computer validation template does not have to be revalidated. Whether the process is operating in a state of control is determined by analyzing day-to-day process control data and any finished device testing data for conformance with specifications and for variability.
Revalidation on Relocation .
When equipment is moved to a new location, installation and operation should be re-qualified. By comparing data from the original installation and operation qualification (IQ and OQ) and the re-qualification , the manufacturer can determine whether there have been any changes in equipment performance as a result of the move. Changes in equipment performance should be evaluated to determine whether it is necessary to re validate the process.
Re validation Justification .
Part 820.75 of the QS regulation requires that computer validation processes be monitored and controlled so that when changes or process deviations occur, a manufacturer review and evaluate the process and perform re validation when appropriate. 21 CFR 820.75 (c) requires you to have computer system validation template documentation procedures in place for evaluating; when computer system validation is again required.
Procurement and Computer Validation.
Recent research has highlighted that in the pharmaceutical and bio-medical industry, thirty two per cent of all equipment procurement is unsatisfactory. The major problem has been identified as companies not specifying in sufficient detail and or accuracy, what their actual needs are. The lack of a quality company approved computer system validation User Requirements Specification (URS) , leads to many companies having to resort to otherwise un-necessary and costly retrospective actions in modifying the equipment or producing unspecified documentation or engineering drawings, post procurement. These extraneous GMP requirements often cost more than the equipment.
The Computer system validation template document should contain a written definition of the software functions. This must define the functionality that the end user requires from the equipment. These "requirements" must be set out in a manner that is none ambiguous, clear and easy to understand. Further to this the requirements must be grouped or worded in a manner that renders them testable and verifiable. It is not possible to design satisfactory computer system validation template unless a definitive predetermined and documented software User Requirements Specification in place, to validate against. Typical software requirements specify the following:
a) All equipment inputs;
b) All computer software equipment outputs;
c) All functions that the software equipment will perform;
d) All performance requirements that the software has to deliver.
e) The definition of all external and user interfaces.
f) How users will interact with the equipment;
g) What constitutes an error and how errors should be handled.
h) Required response times;
i) The intended operating environment for the software.
j) Ranges, limits, defaults & specific values found acceptable.
k) All safety related requirements, specifications.
l) The degree to which the manufacture is dependent upon that software.
Automated processes: When computers or automated computerized data processing equipment are used in any way which can affect the quality, efficacy or regulatory records of a regulated product or process, the manufacturer must carry out computer validation sometimes termed Regulatory Qualification, using purpose designed computer system validation template documentation. The execution of which will verify that all the pertinent URS and cGMP requirements have been complied with.
Post completion of computer system validation template any future proposed software or hardware changes must be approved prior to implementation. Post implementation it is required to execute a computer system Validation Risk Assessment (VRA) to ascertain the degree of computer system validation that is required; to return this equipment to the “qualified” status.
In this diagram it can readily be seen that the URS , along with the VMP and the applicable company Practices and Procedure documents, come together and are used to produce a Project Quality Plan (PQP). This can be vendor or end user produced. This PQP must document the scope and intensity of the QA and QC involvement in the design, build, test, commissioning and computer validation of the proposed equipment. The PQP will also specify the range of documentation that must be produced to enable the regulatory compliant introduction and maintenance of the equipment into cGMP use.
Once this documentation is produced, a complete package of computer validation or Qualification documents will be raised consisting of the DQ , IQ , OQ and PQ . The execution of these protocols must verify that all the end user's requirements as specified in the URS are fully complied with. Computer system validation template documentation activities are grouped in two colors (orange and blue). The blue color is the requirement for standard computer system validation template documentation.
The regulators have decreed that software used in a manner that can affect the quality of the product without leaving visible evidence; that damaged has occurred, must be deemed as critical to the quality of that product.
The regulators have further mandated that all such software be identified as such - and subject from concept to actual use, to Full Life Cycle Validation (FLCV) requirements. This additional computer validation documentation is represented in the diagram in orange.
The vendor therefore (be they in, or out, of house), must produce a Quality Plan that the software development will follow. A computer system validation plan similar to that shown in the diagram. Your actual diagram must be planned and justified for the software equipment that you are proposing.
Risk Mitigation in Validation template (Issue 11) $125.00 The Risk and Part 11 Validation Risk Assessment(VRA) protocol is becoming the most important document in the validation online train. The VRA reassures the regulators that you have looked at specific equipment functionality and considered the appropriate level of validation that is required. You have also considered various aspects of its use and the implications of any malfunctions. From the results of this exercise the scope of all validation activity can and must be justified. This is a robust and simple to execute document, one that will lead you through the process and deliver a result that can be used as the foundation for your Risk Mitigation in Validation template.
This VRA now includes the assessment table for categorizing and documenting the new 21 CFR Part 11 guidance ruling on what predicate data must be stored in a Part compliant system, along with the new broadsheet to establish your new database of part 11 records. (now mandatory).
This Pharmaceutical Validation combination protocol has been produced in response to several hundred reader suggestions we received in our ‘Suggestions Section’. It has been carefully designed to make it the preferred choice for Process and Laboratory stand alone equipment and associated standard operating procedure TEMPLATE. The associated medical device validation Master Plan template is interactive, easy to use and suitable for all mixes of equipment with and without software. Where temperature mapping is required it will included in this section. This of course may well be a Risk Mitigation in Validation risk Assessment template. As per 21 CFR Part 11.
The Installation Qualification Template or IQ section establishes documented verification that all medical device validation template online executables are catered for and that key aspects of the equipment Qualification adhere to approved design Qualification template and the recommendations of the manufacturer have been suitably considered. The Operational Qualification Template section establishes that there is documented verification that the installed system functions as specified and that there is sufficient documented process validation A executables to demonstrate this. The PQ section develops documented evidence that all the requirements specified in your corporate validation 4U manual have been verified as operating consistently and exactly as specified in the medical device validation template; The User Requirements Specification template
The Standard Operating Procedure template (SOP) used to generate this installation Qualification template (IQ), takes you through the process line by line, chapter by chapter. It really is unique to find a SOP document so easy to use, all the work is done for you. All the documents are detailed, all the drawings listed and all the checks and tests detailed. The final product is a professional and comprehensive Installation Qualification template. One that you can produce in less than 60 minutes. Yes, think about it, we all know how long producing IQ documents has taken in the past, whether for current Good Manufacturing Practice use medical device use or a simple installation qualification template.
You will find this validation online intuitive Operational Qualification template (OQ) delightfully simple and straightforward to use, as it takes you through the process of customization of your Operational Qualification Protocol template. Following the attached SOP will quickly and smoothly convert your template into an equipment specific 21 CFR Part 11 compliant Installation Qualification Template. The OQ template comes complete with all the standard test scripts, more specialist test scripts can be found listed below. These can easily be pasted into the standard OQ, allowing you to quickly build your own fully detailed and referenced company bespoke Operational Qualification Protocol, along with the installation qualification template.
This combination protocol has been produced in response to several hundred reader suggestions we received in our 'Suggestions Section'. It has been carefully designed to make it the preferred choice for Process and Laboratory stand alone equipment. It is interactive, easy to use and suitable for all mixes of equipment with and without a software validation requirement.
The document that specifies software validation standards for your computer requirements in a manner that ensures when a system or piece of equipment is selected, it will deliver the functions you want, it will have maintenance standards, it will have calibration records, it will have all the documents and records to enable successful validation to be completed. This document was designed to be used as a live document up until the DQ is completed and approved.
The Computer Validation Master Plan, is the starting point for software validation, and hence the most important validation online document. It greatly improves validation efficiency by forcing all concerned to document, review, and discuss, the proposed methods and allotted responsibilities. It is an expected document with the FDA, and a mandated document with the EU.
This document follows Validation Online's standard method of using a fully detailed and interactive generic document and enabling to use the attached SOP to quickly convert this generic document into a first class company bespoke document. This Computer System Validation Template, details and integrates all computer validation online activities and procedures required for a small to medium sized project, involving production / facility / utility equipment using electronic controls or monitoring.
This software validation package is suitable for all major computer validation projects and contains the underlisted interactive documents. VMP, VP, URS, VRA, DQ, IQ, OQ and PQ.
Package Computer Validation Level-2. (Issue 3) - $ 610.00
The complete chain of regulatory required documentation for the software validation template of a computer system; minus the VMP. This computer Validation Package contains one of each of these documents: VP, URS, DQ, VRA, IQ, OQ, PQ.
This software validation vendor Audit document should be customized using the built in tools. The document can then be targeted to reflect your project priorities. The fifteen chapters all contain 10 questions, the total scored is then weighted to reflect your priorities. By assessing the importance of each of the chapter subjects in your project, the weighting is altered taking points from one and adding to others. This enables your assessment to be expressed simple and clearly as a percentage, allowing clear unambiguous comparisons to be presented for competing companies.
Computer Installation Qualification (CIQ) is an important step in the overall software validation and qualification process for software and computer validation systems. Our protocol leads you through the detailed requirements.
Operational Qualification (OQ) is an important step in the overall software validation and qualification process for software and computer systems. Our protocol leads you through the detailed requirements, progressively and simply.
The Computer Performance Qualification is the culmination of the computer validation process. The protocol is used in conjunction with the system operating SOP, to verify that the system process is consistent and correct. The results of the testing must be recorder and reviewed with a view to ensuring that any deviations (within permitted tolerances) that exist are random and not a trend that will lead to out of specification operation during production use.