Testing & Inspection Documentation

What this topic covers

Why records need identity, method, equipment, result, units and disposition.

Core testing ideas

Records should distinguish raw observations from calculated or interpreted results.

Revisions and corrections should remain traceable.

Documentation supports repeatability, audits, customer confidence and investigations.

Measurement and method limits

A result is only meaningful when the characteristic, units, method and acceptance requirement are clear.

Evidence and traceability

Traceability and documentation let later reviewers understand what was tested and with which equipment and method.

Using the result

Inspection plans should focus effort on meaningful characteristics instead of collecting data without a decision path.