About Functional Test

Calibration Template, Functional Test records are specific types of Calibration Templates that allow you to perform functional tests on a piece of equipment. A functional test consists of questions and possible responses to that question.

Like other Calibration Template records, Calibration Template, Functional Test records contain setup information for functional tests. They are linked to Calibration Template Detail, Functional Test records, which store the following information that you can use to define a custom functional test for a piece of equipment:

Instructions that describe the steps you should perform.
Responses that correspond with each instruction.
The sequence in which the instructions should be carried out.

Together, the combination of one Calibration Template, Functional Test record and one or more Calibration Template Detail, Functional Test records make up a single functional test.

Although Calibration Template, Functional Test records store different information than other Calibration Templates, they function the same way. You can also perform a manual functional test in the same way you perform a manual calibration, except that you should use a printed copy of the Functional Test Calibration Field Report to perform the specified functional test and write the results of the test on the printed report. The Functional Test Field Calibration Report displays the information that you defined in a Calibration Template, Functional Test record. You can print the report and use it to manually record the results of the functional test in the field, and then you can transfer the results from the report to a Calibration, Functional Test record in GE Digital APM.