Access a Non-Conformance

A list of all the defects, grouped by the associated non-conformance, appears in the workspace. The following table provides the description of the columns in the table. Click to select the columns to display in the table.

Column	Description
STATUS	The status of the defect.
SERIAL/LOT#	The serial/lot number of the defective part. You can select the link in this column to search for all the defects associated with the serial/lot.
PLAN	The disposition plan created for the defect. You can select the link in this column to search for defects associated with the disposition plan. For a defect in the Submitted state, the value in this column is blank.
OP	The operation during which the defect was created.
MATERIAL	The material of the defective part. You can select the link in this column to search for defects associated with the material.
MATERIAL FAMILY	The material family associated with the defective serial/lot.
AFFECTED QUANTITY	The quantity of the defective serials/lots for the non-conformance. For a serialized product, the value in this column is always 1.
MATERIAL DESC	The description of the material of the defective serial/lot.
RECEIVER NUMBER	The name of the receiver material lot. This field is populated when a defect is created on material lot(s) in the Receiving Inspection app.
DISP	The method of disposition performed on the defective serial/lot. For a defect in the Submitted status, the value in this column is blank.
CTP/REWORK OP	The operation until which a defective serial/lot can be processed before disposing the defect. This is applicable only if the disposition method for the defect is Continue-to-Process (CTP). During the operation specified in this column, the defect must be disposed.
NC	The unique identifier automatically generated by the application when the non-conformance was created.
WORK ORDER	The name of the discrete work order.
DEFECT REASON <number>	The hierarchy of reasons identified for the defect.
UNIT	The name of the equipment or unit. For defects created in discrete apps, the unit is associated with the operation the defect is created on. For defects created in Receiving Inspection, the unit is associated with the material lot it is based on.
ACTION REASON <number>	The hierarchy of actions identified for the defect.
DEFECT MODIFIED BY	The last user who modified the defect.
DEFECT MODIFIED ON	The date and time the defect was last modified.
DEFECT ID	The unique identifier automatically generated by the application when the non-conformance was created.
SUMMARY	The brief description of the defect/non-conformance that was entered when the non-conformance was created.
ACTIONS	The actions you can perform on the serial/lot. Contains the following buttons: : Select this button to dispose the defect. This button is enabled only for a defect in the Submitted status. : Select this button to modify the non-conformance details. This button is enabled only for a defect in the Submitted status. : Select this button, and then select Remove from Plan to remove the defect from a disposition plan.

The entry is added to the left pane. A list of defects associated with the non-conformance or with the entry that you have entered appears in the workspace in the descending order of the created date or modified date. If you search for a defect using a material or material family, the list of defects are categorized as open and closed.