The Improvement Backlog gathers the laboratory's improvement opportunities (ISO/IEC 17025 §8.5, §8.6). Other pages feed it automatically as they close, so an idea that came out of a failure is not lost.
Found under: ISO 17025 → CAPA & Findings → Improvement Backlog.
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Add — Create a new record | |
| Columns — Show/hide table columns | |
| Filters — Open/close the filter panel. A red dot indicates active filters | |
| Export CSV — Download table data as a CSV file | |
| Orientation — Toggle between portrait and landscape printing | |
| Print — Generate a PDF of the current view | |
| Help — Open the help dialog | |
| Search — Quick search through table data |
Clicking the icon on each row shows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title · Description | What is proposed — both required |
| Expected Benefit | What the laboratory gains |
| Priority | Critical, High, Medium or Low — required |
| Source Category | Where it came from — required, see below |
| Owner · Due Date | Who takes it and by when |
Status is not a form field: it changes only through the row actions.
| Source Category | Created automatically when |
|---|---|
| CAPA | A corrective action closes with a failed effectiveness review |
| Audit Finding | An internal audit closes with a major or critical finding |
| Complaint | A customer complaint closes and an improvement is requested |
| Risk / Opportunity | A risk assessment chooses avoid or mitigate |
| MR Action | A management review decision |
| Proposal | Entered by hand by someone |
On automatic entries, the dialog shows a link through to the originating record.
| Action | When it appears | What it asks for |
|---|---|---|
| Accept | On Proposed | Nothing — moves straight to Accepted |
| Start | On Accepted | Nothing — moves to In Progress |
| Reject | On Proposed or Accepted | A rejection reason |
| Mark Implemented | On Accepted or In Progress | An implementation date |
| Carry Forward | On Proposed, Accepted or In Progress | A carry-forward reason |
🔴 Carry Forward closes the item; it does not reschedule it to a new due date. If the work should continue, leave it open and change the due date instead.
All four actions require a role with sign-off authority. Bench staff may raise and edit proposals but not approve them.