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About QC - Concrete
- This section of QC allows you to review Concrete Tests as well as build and finalize reports.
- When you first start using QC, you will need to search for a project from the project search panel. Recent projects you have worked with will display below for easy access.
- Select View Tests to open the project and see the associated Tests.
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View Tests
Only projects with Concrete tests will have a View Tests link.
Specimen Statuses - Automatically Assigned
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Draft | Sample has been saved, but has incomplete data. |
Logged | Specimen is ready to be Picked Up and/or Checked In. |
Picked Up | Specimen has been “Picked Up” by a Field user and not yet checked into the lab. |
Checked In | Specimen has been "Checked In" to lab for testing. |
Analyzed | Testing is complete and test results are available. Review process may begin. |
"Picked Up" step not required
The Pick Up step is not a required step in Field. Specimens can jump straight from Logged to Checked In.
Specimen Statuses - Manually Assigned
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Review | Optional status that can be applied to any specimen that requires further review before reporting. |
Complete | Applied when test data review is complete and the specimen is ready for reporting. |
Uncollected | Specimens were never Picked Up or Checked In from the field. If a specimen is incorrectly marked as Uncollected in Field, a Quality Control user can set the status back to Logged.
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Reports
A specimen cannot be reported until it's status is set to Complete.
Review Status
- The use of the "Review" status can be determined by each business using MetaField.
- A common use of the "Review" status is used to indicate that the QC user has started to review the Specimen, but is not yet ready for reporting.
How to Review & Edit Data
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| 1. | Select Quality Control on the home screen, then select Concrete.
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| 2. | Search for the project that includes the Samples you'd like view.
Recent Projects Recently opened Projects are stored beneath the Search Panel. |
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| 3. | Selecting View Samples will open the Sample Review screen where every Sample for that project is displayed on the Concrete Samples table. |
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| 4. | Directly under the Concrete Samples table is the Concrete Specimens table.
Concrete Specimens Table In order to display the Concrete Specimens table you want to review, make sure the according Concrete Sample row has been selected (row is blue).
Field Notes If there were Field Notes recorded about the Sample, a Comment icon will be shown on the far right end of the table.
Specimens Display
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Related Samples
If a sample is related to another record, this relationship will be indicated on the QC grid.
Select the arrow icon to display the related samples.
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Concrete Specimens Table
Above the Concrete Specimens table are two buttons: View Break Remarks & View Fracture Types.
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When either button is selected, a pop-up will appear with a legend defining the codes used in the Concrete Specimens table.
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Editing
To edit on the Sample Review screen, select the edit button next to the Sample or Specimen to be edited.
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Test Age / Hold Indicator
- If the Test Age and/or Hold indicator for a Specimen need to be edited, they must be edited prior to the Specimen being "Checked In".
- If the change needs to be made after this point, the lab must be notified directly.
Lab Results
- Lab results cannot be edited in Concrete Quality Control . Edits must be made in the Lab system.
How to Assign Statuses
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| 1. | After review and editing, you can change the status of the Specimen(s) to Complete. Complete Status
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| 2. | The option is given to set the Specimen status as either Complete or Review .
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How to Create Concrete Reports
Report Types | Definition |
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| Concrete Summary Report | Concrete Delivery observation. |
| Concrete Specimen Report | Field and Lab test results for specimens. |
Concrete Pour Summary Report Information
- Reports field information for all sample types
- Reflects information related to the pour observed, such as truck & ticket numbers, admixtures, etc.
- If a sample was cast, adding the sample type will report the number of specimens cast.
Create Pour Summary Report
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| 1. | Mark the check boxes in the Concrete Samples table for and Samples to be included. |
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| 2. | Select Preview Pour Summary Report or Preview Specimen Report (pending which report is being created) to validate the content. |
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| 3. | Finalize Report to generate the report and save it in the Delivery component. |
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