An Approval Status for an MV where work is in progress. In this state the MV can be edited.
An Approval Status for an MV that has been approved by the lab and ready for audit by a regulatory assessor.
An Approval Status for an MV where the work is prepared and ready for evaluation by another laboratory member.
The Approval Status for an MV designates what stage of work it has reached. Sometimes an MV can take months to reach maturity due to sample requirements for experiments. It is also important for external assessment as auditors should not be viewing drafted work that can be changed and is not final.
Changing an Approval Status can be done on an MV left side navigation and selecting the new approval state. On selection, the evaluator is required to enter in a short message about the change. When set to “Under Review” the verification will show up on the on the Cualia dashboard.
The change of approval state will be recorded with the date and evaluator. This cannot be deleted to ensure proper laboratory protocol and traceability.
Set the Approval State
To set the Approval State in an MV select the approval state on the left side navigation. A modal will appear allowing you to enter in a comment about status change. Adding a comment is required for proper laboratory protocol and traceability. After entering in a comment the status change and comment will append to the MV.