Locations are the top level of the equipment hierarchy and, like other equipment, can have parents and children with many sublevels. For example, a facility can be a parent to children such as wings, floors, and levels.
Locations can also mean two different things. One location can tell you a piece of equipment’s physical location, e.g., the pump in Boiler Room 2. Another location can be equipment itself, e.g., Boiler Room 2. Keep in mind that equipment keeps its location until it is moved, in other words, it can only be in one place at one time. If you define equipment as a location, you can also designate that the location is subject to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) standards. Designating a location as cGMP enables you to configure Datastream 7i to create electronic records and/or require signatures for any work orders performed for the cGMP location.
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Set up parent locations before setting up child locations. You cannot delete parent locations if child locations exist. |
Follow these steps to define locations.
Open the Locations form (OMLOCA).
Click the Record view tab. Datastream 7i displays the Record view page.
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You can only delete equipment records without histories. |
Location—Enter a unique code identifying the location, and then enter a description of the location in the adjacent field.
Organization—Click to select the organization to which the location belongs if you use multi-organization security.
Class—Click to select the class of the location. The classes shown belong to the LOC entity.
Safety—Select to observe safety precautions when working at this location.
cGMP—Select to indicate that the location is subject to cGMP regulations.
Parent—Click to select the parent location, if applicable.
Department—Click to select the department.
Cost code—Click to select the cost code.
Choose File | Save from the menu bar. Datastream 7i saves the information to the database.