This activity is used to release the non conformance report (NCR) for disposition. This means that the NCR is reviewed and ready for an action where it shall be decided how the NCR will be corrected.
If the NCR record did not contain any data when created, it is possible to fill it with data with regard to the source, location, root cause, severity and who is responsible for the disposition. A responsible person and a target completion date for the NCR must be defined before the NCR is released. To release the NCR click Release.
A NCR should exist in the Planned status.
As a result of this activity, the status of the NCR is changed to Released. A system generated correction item in the Corrections section will also be created with the Released status.