Any company manufacturing products or components for use with drugs in the US market must
operate a 21CFR compliant manufacturing environment in which the integrity of any and all
data collected can be guaranteed. QS-Pro can now operate in a 'signed'
database where all batches are signed before use and all data is electronically signed by
the operator at the point of measurement.
All users must login to QS-Pro with their own user name and password and any
data they collect is tagged with their user name and signed so that it can't be changed later.
While you can still delete data this is retained for future reference and marked with a
logbook message, the user name of the person deleting it and the time of deletion.
You can enforce complex passwords, prevent password rotation, lockout accounts that have
been subject to password breaking attempts and auto log out users if they leave their
machines unattended for long periods.
The earlier Batch Copy utility is now integrated with QS-Pro (choose Transfer
from the Batch menu) and may be controlled using QS-Pro's rights and privileges.
Batch Transfer allows you to copy freely between signed and unsigned databases but completely
preserves signatures when copying from one signed database to another.
You can now find a batch by typing in its name, or enough of it's name to be unique, as well
as searching by batch tags or batch type (see Closed Batches and Templates).
As you type in a batch name QS-Pro limits the list of batches you see to those
containing the characters you type so you can quickly find a group of batches or a single
batch.
In addition, the MRU (Most Recently Used) batch list can now hold up to 32 batches at a time,
and you can delete individual batches from it when you no longer need them regularly.
When you have finished manufacturing a particular batch and no longer need to collect measurement
data for it you can protect the batch from accidental changes by closing it. You can't enter
or delete data in a closed batch or do anything else that would result in a change to the batch,
tho you can re-open the batch later if you need to.
If you use master batches or templates to create new batches for data collection you'll appreciate
being able to mark batches as 'templates'. While QS-Pro doesn't actually stop
you from entering data into a template batch it does make it more difficult to do so by accident.
If you mark a batch as a template QS-Pro doesn't include it in the list of batches to open,
delete or rename, unless you specifically request that. Template batches are listed only when
you 'Create From' an existing batch.
QS-Pro version 4.0 can eliminate single measurements or ranges of measurements from the statistical
calculations in basic batches as well as eliminating whole subgroups from process control batches.
QS-Pro is a powerful multi-tasking package and can easily handle data entry from a
large number of
measuring jobs simultaneously.
But if you've ever entered data into the wrong batch by mistake when you have several different
batches open at once you'll appreciate being able to rein in that power a little and to prevent
QS-Pro from opening more than one batch at a time.
A simple thing but it could easily save you a lot of confusion and wasted time.
QS-Pro now comes with built in support for the Heidenhain IK220 counter card
enabling direct connection to a wide range of glass scales and other Heidenhain measuring
equipment.
QS-Pro version 4.0 retains upward compatibility with earlier versions
(ie. you can move from an earlier version to v4.0 but not the other way round) so
upgrading from version 2.x or version 3.x is not a problem. You can use QS-Pro
version 4.0 with your existing data and instantly get full use of the new features.
Upgrade prices...
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from v3.x:
from v2.x:
from earlier versions
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£150
£225
£300
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The prices above are for a single QS-Pro licence. Volume discounts are available if you have
more than one licenced copy.
Email
for more information or telephone 0114 275 0722.
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