Appendix A Glossary
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phase state
Term that appears inside the State Frame declaring the phase’s current
condition: IDLE, READY, RUNNING, ARMING, ARMED, FIRING,
CONNECTING, DOWNLOADING, UPLOADING, UPLOADHELD,
STARTING, COMPLETE, HOLDING, HELD, RESTARTING,
STOPPING, STOPPED, ABORTING, ABORTED or UNKNOWN.
primary approval process
A full and formal approval process to validate the development and
maintenance of batch recipes. In addition to the Primary Approval
process with up to six approval steps (three optional), a two-step
Expedited Approval process is available.
procedure/procedure level
The procedure segment of a recipe, such as the strategy for
accomplishing a process. Procedure level is a general term for the three
segments of a recipe: operation, unit procedure, and procedure.
procedural control
Control that directs equipment-oriented actions to take place in an
ordered sequence to carry out a process-oriented task.
procedure file
The saved file of a completed recipe.
procedural element
A building block for procedural control that is defined by the
procedure model.
process
A sequence of chemical, physical or biological activities for the
conversion, transport or storage of material or energy.