SOFTWARE QUALIFICATION TEMPLATE.
Edit this software qualification template into a company protocol. To scope and define an adequate validation procedure the URS has to be detailed sufficiently for various assessments to be made. The main assessment that concerns us with software qualification template and validation is the risk assessment. This assessment is only concerned with ensuring that the degree of validation that is proposed; is compliant with the regulatory requirements.
So at this early stage it is required to execute a risk assessment against the URS to see what category the software qualification is going to be.
It is a mandatory requirement that certain aspects of this assessment are documented and held as a regulatory required record. These are;
Does the software require Full Life Cycle validation ?
Does the use of the software produce records that must comply with 21 CFR Part 11 ?
If the data requires to be Part 11 compliant, how is that to Validation Plan be being achieved?
The answers to these questions are required to enable the (VP) to provide sufficient information to the protocol writers, to enable them to define the correct content for the Installation Qualification (IQ). Operational Qualification (OQ) and the Performance Qualification (PQ) protocols.
The VP is then used by the protocol writers as the official mandate for protocol content
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Full Life Cycle (FLC) or Standard Validation.
The outcome of the VRA drives a split in software qualification template scope, if the VRA categorises the software as requiring Full Life Cycle Validation (FLCV); then a considerable amount of the validation effort is put into establishing how the software qualification template originated, was designed and developed, in order to establish that its basic concept and development can be considered robust, sound and in accordance with best practices .
The original development plans, code reviews, methods reviews and testing plans must be available to enable this software validation template to be executed successfully. Once this proof of quality build is establish, validation then follows a more convention path in code / procedural / security verification / functional inspections and verification.
Software that is not classified as requiring FLCV treatment, does not require this depth of verification into quality build history and is validated mainly by the more convention path in code / procedural / security verification / functional inspections and verification. As detailed in the Software Qualification template.
Software Qualification and Validation Testing.
Dynamic Testing.
Dynamic testing verifies the execution flow of software, including decision paths, inputs, and outputs. Dynamic testing involves creating test cases, test vectors and oracles, and executing the software qualification template and validation testing 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 qualification template is impossible.
Static Analysis.
Code inspections and testing can reduce coding errors; however, experience has shown that the process needs to be complemented with other methods. One such method is static analysis. This somewhat new method largely automates the software qualification template 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 and actual defects in source code.
Abstract Interpretation Verification.
A code verification solution that includes abstract interpretation can be instrumental in assuring software qualification template 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 FDA and some segments of industry recognize the value of sound verification principles and are using tools based on these principles.
FDA latest guidance on 21 CFR Part 11.
It now appears that the current FDA Guidance rules pertaining to 21 CFR Part 11 may be with us for a longer time than was originally anticipated. So we have incorporated the guidance suggestions in their latest guidance document, into this Validation Risk Assessment (now issue 10). This VRA document now comes with a downloadable matrix for registering the justification for all your Part 11 assessments. This is now a mandatory requirement.
Part 11 will be interpreted narrowly; we are now clarifying that fewer records will be considered subject to part 11. (extract from FDA document)
This would appear to mean that the original all embracing approach to all electronic records is to be dropped and the rigors of part 11 applied only to the data that directly affects product quality and safety, and record (of the product) integrity.
For those records that are to remain the subject of part 11, we will apply discretion in the validation of audit trails, record retention, and record copying. (extract from FDA document)
This would appear to mean that if your in-house document control is secure and robust; then it will be acceptable in the matter of audit trail / record retention and record copying.
We will enforce all predicate rule requirements, including predicate rule record and record keeping requirements. (extract from FDA document)
This is a statement to the effect that in all other ways 21 CFR Part 11 will be enforced.
Accordingly, we recommend that, for each record required to be maintained under predicate rules, you determine in advance whether you plan to rely on the electronic record or paper record to perform regulated activities. We recommend that you document this decision (e.g., in a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), or specification document). (Extract from FDA document )
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The IQ section of the Software Qualification Template documented verification that key aspects of
the computer adhere to approved design intentions and that the
recommendations of the regulators have been suitably considered. The OQ
section establishes that there is documented verification that the
installed system functions as specified and that there is sufficient
documentary evidence to demonstrate this. The PQ section gives
documented verification that the computer performance in its normal
operating environment is consistently as specified in the URS.
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This Computer 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.
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Operational Qualification (OQ) is an important step in the overall validation and qualification process for software and computer systems. Our protocol leads you through the detailed requirements, progressively and simply.
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The Computer Performance Qualification is the culmination of the 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 the devidences (within permitted tolerances) that exist are random and not a trend that will lead to out of specification operation during production use