POET is not designed to serve as the system of record for regulated processes, therefore not subject to GxP requirements. It is designed to enable cross-organizational collaboration and process orchestration, while the system of record for each process remains within the respective enterprise systems.
Type = Technical Guides,; Topic = OPUS Solution Environment, Process Orchestration for Empowered Teams (POET), OPUS,;Persona = Solution Designer, Solution Partner, Technology Partner,; Orchestration = Logistics,; Function = Regulatory Affairs, Quality,
Equipment Qualification
Equipment Qualification is a documented process for planning, coordinating, reviewing, and documenting qualification activities so equipment is suitable for its intended GMP use.
What is Equipment Qualification
Equipment Qualification supports the end-to-end coordination of qualification activities, including the exchange of requirements, protocols, reports, calibration records, qualification evidence, deviation records, and approval documentation. Owner and Partner organizations can collaborate on the same qualification record, track its workflow state, and capture the final qualification outcome.
Types of Equipment Qualification
The Equipment Qualification specification identifies the following qualification activities:
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Design qualification
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Installation qualification
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Operational qualification
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Performance qualification
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Requalification
Add an Equipment Qualification
Add an Equipment Qualification by entering the required details.
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- Select a [POET Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a Partner or location from the drop-down in the header.
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- In the General section fill in the following fields:
- field – Enter a clear and descriptive title for the equipment qualification.
- field – Enter a brief description of the reason, scope, or trigger for the equipment qualification.
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The Equipment Qualification is created in the Draft state.
Modify an Equipment Qualification
Modify an existing Equipment Qualification by updating the applicable details.
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- Select a [POET Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a Partner or location from the drop-down in the header.
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- Select from the left menu.
- Select the Display Identifier of the Equipment Qualification to edit.
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In the General section update the following fields:
- field – Select system-generated identifier for the Equipment Qualification; format EQ-0001 with configurable prefix.
- field – Enter the title of the Equipment Qualification.
- field – Select business priority: Critical, High, Medium, or Low.
- field – Select department or business function associated with the equipment qualification.
- field – Select due date for the Equipment Qualification.
- field – Enter the overview of the equipment qualification request; provide detailed background and intent.
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In the Equipment Details section update the following fields:
- field – Enter the name of the equipment being qualified.
- field – Enter the unique equipment identifier used for traceability.
- field – Select type or category of equipment associated with the qualification.
- field – Enter the specify the equipment type when Equipment Type is Other.
- field – Enter the manufacturer of the equipment.
- field – Enter the equipment model number.
- field – Enter the manufacturer serial number for the equipment.
- field – Enter the facility, room, zone, or location where the equipment is installed or used.
- field – Enter the describe the intended GMP use of the equipment.
- field – Select gMP impact classification: Direct Impact, Indirect Impact, No Impact, or Not Assessed.
- field – Select indicates whether the equipment is critical to product quality, patient safety, data integrity, or GMP operations.
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In the Participants section update the following fields:
- field – Select business name of the Initiator Company.
- field – Select identifier type of the Initiator Company.
- field – Select identifier value of the Initiator Company.
- field – Select business name of the Assignee Company.
- field – Select identifier type of the Assignee Company.
- field – Select identifier value of the Assignee Company.
- field – Select email address of the person to whom the Equipment Qualification is currently assigned.
- field – Select name of the person to whom the Equipment Qualification is currently assigned.
- field – Select email of the primary qualification owner from the Owner Company.
- field – Select name of the primary qualification owner from the Owner Company.
- field – Select email of the primary qualification partner from the Partner Company.
- field – Select name of the primary qualification partner from the Partner Company.
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In the Intended Use and Design Requirements section update the following fields:
- field – Enter the summarize user requirements, process needs, functional expectations, and quality requirements.
- field – Enter the describe expected equipment functions, operating ranges, process capabilities, and user interactions.
- field – Enter the describe design expectations, materials, configuration, utilities, interfaces, and controls.
- field – Enter the identify required controls, alarms, interlocks, setpoints, limits, and displays.
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In the Operational and Lifecycle Requirements section update the following fields:
- field – Enter the identify instruments, sensors, measurement points, and calibration expectations.
- field – Enter the identify preventive maintenance, spare parts, service requirements, and routine checks.
- field – Enter the describe cleaning, contamination control, material compatibility, or carryover considerations.
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In the Quality and Risk Assessment section update the following fields:
- field – Enter the describe data integrity risks, records, audit trails, security, access controls, and backup expectations.
- field – Enter the assess product quality, patient safety, data integrity, cleaning, contamination, utility, and operational risks.
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In the Design Review and Conclusion section update the following fields:
- field – Select confirm supplier specifications, drawings, manuals, certificates, and technical information have been reviewed.
- field – Enter the document design gaps, requirement conflicts, open questions, and required resolutions.
- field – Enter the document the conclusion that equipment design is suitable for intended use.
- field – Select upload URS, design review, supplier specification, drawings, manuals, risk assessment, or technical records.
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In the Scope Details section update the following fields:
- field – Enter the describe the equipment, intended use, operating environment, and scope of qualification.
- field – Select identify whether equipment may affect product quality.
- field – Select identify whether equipment may affect process execution or process control.
- field – Select identify whether equipment impacts regulated data or data integrity.
- field – Select applicable regulatory standards associated with the qualification.
- field – Enter the identify SOPs, standards, validation procedures, quality procedures, and site requirements.
- field – Select upload the qualification plan, scope document, role alignment document, or planning checklist.
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In the Installation Review - Site readiness section update the following fields:
- field – Select confirm equipment has been received.
- field – Select confirm equipment name, ID, model, serial number, and tag are verified.
- field – Select confirm installation location matches approved requirements.
- field – Select confirm required utilities are available and connected.
- field – Select confirm environmental requirements are met.
- field – Select confirm required components, accessories, and assemblies are present.
- field – Select confirm manuals, drawings, and supporting technical documentation are available.
- field – Select confirm certificates, material documentation, or supplier records are available.
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In the Installation Review - System Sign Off section update the following fields:
- field – Select confirm required instruments and measurement devices are installed.
- field – Select confirm mechanical, electrical, network, utility, and process connections are verified.
- field – Select confirm critical instruments are calibrated and traceable to approved standards.
- field – Select confirm guards, stops, alarms, labels, safety features, and interlocks are installed where applicable.
- field – Enter the describe installation-related discrepancies and their resolution status.
- field – Enter the summarize installation verification results and readiness for operational testing.
- field – Select upload installation checklist, IQ protocol, installation report, calibration certificates, photos, drawings, or discrepancy records.
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In the Operational Review - Functional Testing section update the following fields:
- field – Select upload the approved operational verification protocol or test script.
- field – Select confirm expected functions were tested.
- field – Select confirm equipment was tested across defined operating ranges.
- field – Select confirm setpoints and tolerances were verified.
- field – Select confirm operational sequences were tested.
- field – Select confirm displays, indicators, and user interfaces were verified.
- field – Select confirm automation, software, user access, records, security, and data integrity expectations were verified when applicable.
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In the Operational Review - Exception testing section update the following fields:
- field – Select confirm controls were challenged as applicable.
- field – Select confirm alarms were challenged as applicable.
- field – Select confirm interlocks were challenged as applicable.
- field – Select confirm operating limits and boundary conditions were tested where applicable.
- field – Select confirm equipment response to failures or abnormal conditions was tested where applicable.
- field – Select operational verification outcome: Pass, Pass with Open Items, Fail, or Not Executed.
- field – Enter the document operational test deviations, discrepancies, troubleshooting, and resolutions.
- field – Enter the summarize operational verification results and readiness for performance confirmation.
- field – Select upload OQ protocol, test results, screenshots, automation evidence, deviation records, or troubleshooting evidence.
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In the Performance Review section update the following fields:
- field – Select upload the approved performance confirmation or PQ protocol.
- field – Select confirm testing was performed under actual or representative intended-use conditions.
- field – Select confirm trained personnel executed or supported performance activities.
- field – Select confirm approved procedures were used during performance confirmation.
- field – Select confirm appropriate materials, samples, product, media, or representative materials were used.
- field – Select confirm approved performance acceptance criteria were defined before execution.
- field – Select confirm critical process, product, equipment, environmental, or output parameters were monitored.
- field – Enter the summarize performance results and evidence.
- field – Enter the document deviations, investigations, conclusions, and follow-up actions.
- field – Select performance confirmation outcome: Pass, Pass with Open Items, Fail, or Not Executed.
- field – Select confirm procedures are ready for routine operation.
- field – Select confirm routine operation training is ready or complete.
- field – Select confirm the maintenance plan is ready for routine operation.
- field – Select confirm the calibration program is ready for routine operation.
- field – Enter the summarize whether performance evidence demonstrates suitability for routine GMP use.
- field – Select upload PQ protocol, performance results, trend data, run records, parameter reports, deviation records, or approval evidence.
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In the Closure Summary section update the following fields:
- field – Select final qualification outcome: Qualified, Qualified with Conditions, Not Qualified, or Withdrawn.
- field – Select date on which the equipment qualification should be reviewed again.
- field – Enter the final remarks and sign-off summary.
- field – Select upload the final qualification report, traceability matrix, deviation summary, approval evidence, release memo, or GMP release record.
- field – Select auto-populated date and time when the record is closed.
- field – Select auto-populated user who transitions the record to Closed.
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Monitor Equipment Qualifications
Monitor Equipment Qualification records using Owner and Partner dashboards and search to track progress, due dates, workload, and qualification outcomes.
- Select the Main Menu
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- Select a [POET Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a Partner or location from the drop-down in the header.
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- Select from the left menu.
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| Metric | Description |
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| Current Trends | |
| Equipment Qualifications by Status – Open | Total number of Equipment Qualifications categorized by Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress). |
| Equipment Qualifications by Business Priority | Total number of Equipment Qualifications of Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress) categorized by Business Priority (Critical, High, Medium, Low). |
| Equipment Qualifications by Functional Area | Total number of Equipment Qualifications of Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress) categorized by Functional Area (Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, etc.). |
| Equipment Qualifications by Equipment Type | Total number of Equipment Qualifications of Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress) categorized by Equipment Type (Autoclave, Sterilizer, Bioreactor, Fermenter, Centrifuge, etc.). |
| Equipment Qualifications by GMP Impact | Total number of Equipment Qualifications of Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress) categorized by GMP Impact (Direct Impact, Indirect Impact, No Impact, Not Assessed). |
| Equipment Qualifications by Equipment Criticality | Total number of Equipment Qualifications of Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress) categorized by Equipment Criticality (Yes, No, Not Assessed). |
| Due Date Monitoring | |
| Equipment Qualifications Overdue | Total number of Equipment Qualifications with Due Date less than the current date/time categorized by Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress). |
| Equipment Qualifications Due in Next 24 Hours | Total number of Equipment Qualifications with Due Date within the next 24 hours categorized by Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress). |
| Equipment Qualifications Due in Next 7 Days | Total number of Equipment Qualifications with Due Date within the next 7 days from the current date categorized by Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress). |
| Equipment Qualifications Due in Future | Total number of Equipment Qualifications with Due Date greater than or equal to the current date/time categorized by Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress). |
| Network Performance | |
| Equipment Qualifications by Assignee Company | Total number of Equipment Qualifications of Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress) categorized by Assignee Company. |
| Equipment Qualifications by Assignee User | Total number of Equipment Qualifications of Status (Draft, To Do, In Progress) categorized by Assignee User. |
| Organizational Performance | |
| Equipment Qualifications by Closure Status | Total number of Equipment Qualifications in Done state categorized by Closure Status (Qualified, Qualified with Conditions, Not Qualified, Withdrawn). |
| Average Time to Close Equipment Qualifications by Closure Status | Average time taken to close Equipment Qualification categorized by Closure Status (Qualified, Qualified with Conditions, Not Qualified, Withdrawn). |
| Average Time to Close Equipment Qualifications by Functional Area | Average time taken to close Equipment Qualification categorized by Functional Area (Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, etc.). |
| Equipment Qualifications with Next Review Date in 30 Days | Total number of Equipment Qualifications due within the next 30 days. |
- Select the Main Menu
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- Select a [POET Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a Partner or location from the drop-down in the header.
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- Select from the left menu.
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| Metric | Description |
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| Current Trends | |
| Equipment Qualifications by Status – Open | Total number of partner-assigned Equipment Qualifications categorized by Status. |
| Equipment Qualifications by Business Priority | Number of partner-assigned Equipment Qualifications categorized by Business Priority (Critical, High, Medium, Low). |
| Equipment Qualifications by Functional Area | Number of partner-assigned Equipment Qualifications categorized by Functional Area. |
| Equipment Qualifications by Equipment Type | Number of partner-assigned Equipment Qualifications categorized by Equipment Type. |
| Equipment Qualifications by GMP Impact | Number of partner-assigned Equipment Qualifications categorized by GMP Impact (Direct Impact, Indirect Impact, No Impact, Not Assessed). |
| Equipment Qualifications by Equipment Criticality | Number of partner-assigned Equipment Qualifications categorized by Equipment Criticality (Yes, No, Not Assessed). |
| Due Date Monitoring | |
| Equipment Qualifications Overdue | Total number of Equipment Qualifications with Due Date less than the current date/time categorized by Status. |
| Equipment Qualifications Due in Next 24 Hours | Total number of Equipment Qualifications with Due Date within the next 24 hours categorized by Status. |
| Equipment Qualifications Due in Next 7 Days | Total number of Equipment Qualifications with Due Date within the next 7 days from the current date categorized by Status. |
| Equipment Qualifications Due in Future | Total number of Equipment Qualifications with Due Date greater than the current date categorized by Status. |
| Network Performance | |
| Equipment Qualifications by Assignee User | Total number of partner-assigned Equipment Qualifications categorized by Assignee User and Status. |
| Organizational Performance | |
| Equipment Qualifications by Closure Status | Total number of closed partner-assigned Equipment Qualifications categorized by Closure Status (Qualified, Qualified with Conditions, Not Qualified, Withdrawn). |
| Equipment Qualifications with Next Review Date Overdue | Total number of partner-assigned Equipment Qualifications where Next Review Date has passed and Closure Status is Qualified or Qualified with Conditions. |
| Average Time to Close Equipment Qualifications by Closure Status | Average duration from creation to Date Closed categorized by Closure Status. |
- Select the Main Menu
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- Select a [POET Network] from the drop-down in the header.
- Select a Partner or location from the drop-down in the header.
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In the Filters panel, fill in one or more of the following fields to filter the results:
- field – Display Identifier of the Equipment Qualification can be used for search.
- field – Allows the user to search with complete or part of the title string.
- field – Workflow state of the Equipment Qualification: Draft, To Do, In Progress, or Done; customized substates are available through the derived currentState field.
- field – Timestamp when the Equipment Qualification was created.
- field – Search by business name and identifier.
- field – Search by business name and identifier.
- field – Filter by target completion date.
- field – Search by equipment name.
- field – Search by equipment identifier.
- field – Filter by equipment type.
- field – Search by business priority.
- field – Timestamp when the Equipment Qualification was last modified.
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All Equipment Qualifications matching the filter criteria are displayed.
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