Configuration Management Glossary

Is the process in which a dataset is approved by the appropriate authority and becomes subject to configuration change management procedures.

An approved dataset that can no longer be edited, and is available for creating new revisions or other downstream datasets.
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A procedure which reduces, but does not completely eliminate, a nonconformance. Repair is distinguished from rework in that the characteristic after repair still does not completely conform to the applicable drawings, specifications, or contract requirements.
_{Source: MIL-HDBK-61B}

The ease with which parts can be replaced. This includes things like snap-fit connections, quick-release mechanisms, and modular design.
_{Source: The Essential Guide to Part Re-Identification}

Synonym for Replacement Part

A part that is interchangeable with another part, but which differs physically from the original part in that the installation of the replacement part requires operations such as drilling, reaming, cutting, filing, shimming, etc., in addition to the normal application and methods of attachment.
_{Source: MIL-HDBK-61B}

The incorporation of new design parts or software code, resulting from an approved engineering change, to a product’s current approved Physical Configuration Documentation and into products already delivered to and accepted by customers.
_{Source: MIL-HDBK-61B}

A part involved in a return flow where it can be scrapped, salvaged, repaired, refurbished, retrofitted, upgraded, reworked, or decommissioned.
_{Source: The Essential Guide to Part Re-Identification}

1. Dataset Revision: Represents a change to a dataset. Revisions support the traceability of changes.
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2. Part Revision (in a PLM tool): Represents a change to a part where the part remains fully interchangeable.
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A procedure applied to a product to eliminate a nonconformance to the drawings, specifications, or contract requirements that will completely eliminate the nonconformance and result in a characteristic that conforms completely.
_{Source: MIL-HDBK-61B}