Quality System Manual Revision Control when the manual has sections

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assyrian47

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A QSM is made up of a number of sections. Typically changes to the QSM are made on a section by section basis. When a QSM is released ISO says make it REV A. QA-QSM-900 Rev A is the document number I have assigned our QSM manual.

If in the next month I change two sections, they are revised to REV B. Do I have to publish a new QA-QSM-900 Rev B or can I use a QSM revision history page after the table of contents that will list the Rev Level and Date for all sections in the manual.

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A QSM is made up of a number of sections. Typically changes to the QSM are made on a section by section basis. When a QSM is released ISO says make it REV A. QA-QSM-900 Rev A is the document number I have assigned our QSM manual.

If in the next month I change two sections, they are revised to REV B. Do I have to publish a new QA-QSM-900 Rev B or can I use a QSM revision history page after the table of contents that will list the Rev Level and Date for all sections in the manual.

TIA
Sounds like you're overcomplicating the issue. Why do you need separate control for the various sections of your manual? If you have a contiguous manual (i.e., all of the sections are kept together), you need only top-level revision control. If, on the other hand, your "sections" are actually documented procedures that are maintained and kept separate from the manual, you need control over the manual and each documented procedure. When you reference the procedures in the manual, you don't need to cite the current revision of the procedures, which obviates the need to "bump" the revision level of the manual when procedures are changed.
 

Randy

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1st....ISO doesn't say to do anything other than to ensure that changes and current revision status of documents are identified.........You say how it is to be done.

2nd.........Is the document Rev B the same as document Rev A? Your statement and this question answer that, if the document is not the same as to content or whatever the history record alone isn't going to cut it.
 

Big Jim

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As others pointed out, you get to choose how to control your documents. Revising just the sections to Rev B is certainly one way to do it You could also call the revised section Rev A1 and continue numbering in that manner until you revise the entire manual to Rev B.

Figure out an easy system that works for you and then make sure your documentation of how you do it is compatible with your practice.
 
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