Engineering Documentation Control / Configuration Management Standards Manual

Chapter 26Change Form

Purpose

• To specify the only/proper form and the instructions to be used to make product design or document changes.

Applicability

• All product design or document changes to be processed by this CM function.

Policy/Practice

• Only the form attached (see pg 2) shall be used to make product design or document changes.
• The change form shall not be used to make changes to process, quality or sales documentation.
• The change form shall not be used to make changes to the product publications (spare parts lists, service manuals, etc.).
• The proper form instruction is found on page 3 (should also be on the back of hard copy forms) and may be seen online by placing the curser over the form box.
• No other form shall be used to make design or design documentation changes.
• This form shall be used to release documents individually or in groups (in lead time).
• If new items are required as part of a design change, they may be released with this change form.
• In recognition that “paperless” is often impractical, “less paper” should be our goal. Therefore, the design of online forms, when printed, will normally be one 8 ½ × 11 size, rather than the “run-on” design used by most IT departments and systems.
• If your system allows, redesign the online form to accommodate the “less-paper” reality.

Procedure

• None Required.

Primary Responsibility

• CM will be responsible for keeping this standard and the form design up to date.

Authorization

Authorization

VS Engineering