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The new release focuses on improving the users experience, automatic data exchange and improved security. There will be only a few data structure changes and these will be focusing on data CBs will import into their systems.

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01.11.20-31.12.20

Development of new features and publishing on dev site.

25.01.20-29.02.20 31.03.2021

Beta Phase on development site for new features. Due to the Covid situation end Feedback to new features / answering of questions and clarification will until 15.02.2021.

To accommodate further feature and especially field requests by Auditors and OO the development was extended to implement them in R1.2 and not the new major release cycle taking at least 5 months

01.03.21-31.03.21 April.2021

Implementation Time for CBs. No changes, all feature requests will go into next release.

01.04.21 01.05.21

Release of IATF CARA 1.2 cara.iatfglobaloversight.org

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  • Will remove the requirement to load and save reports and to send them manually to cbs

  • already implemented features will integrate with restful concept

  • Provide restful paths by setting import or selecting CB so data can be send directly

  • Provide restful commands for different exports and imports

  • Allow restful commands to be automated for example send backups directly to a server after 10 minutes/on save etc.

  • Enable/Disable encryption for restful

  • Further details IATF CARA restful interface

2. Encryption improvement

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  1. Adding full bi-directional functionality for process reference list

    1. if nc/pa/ofi templates if clicked on in the reference table empty template will be added

    2. if nc/pa/ofi si deactivated auditor will be asked to delete pa/nc/ofi.

  2. Providing scopes in different languages by the auditor

  3. Individual naming conventions for files based on user or CB

    1. naming conventions can be set in settings but overwritten by CB based on settings provided to the IATF CARA project.

  4. Mark sites or sublinks for required print fields

  5. order long list

  6. Enable using highlighting elements in text boxes like (italic, bold, bullets points)

  7. order and filter list items (NCs, Processes etc.)

  8. Draft report print

  9. print of old version reports in new design without new required fields

  10. adhoc-NC report

  11. improved listing NCs and Processes

  12. not audited for processes

  13. improved audit recommendations

  14. shifts for audited audit cycle

  15. optional zip based file compression for attachments

  16. merge protocol

5. Data description changes

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All changes in the data description are designed to be similar to the exiting data structure as much as possible imports are designed with all fallback or empty new fields.

  1. allow to add language specific scopes for certificates in different languages [all reports->Organization information]

  2. allow month based dates for Dates of CSR [audit reports->Customer information]

  3. add evidence of implementation files container (CBs field request) [Nc Management->Organization]

  4. because CARA inherits all NCs from previous reports verification of previous audit nonconformities will get a column special audit conducted which will replace effectively implemented in this case [Audit reports->Audit conclusion]

  5. Manufacturing process add no of operational shifts for every cycle to avoid removing data on old cycles based on reduced amount shifts in this cycle [Audit report->Manufacturing processes]

  6. Manufacturing process shift times for this audit cycle [Audit report->Manufacturing processes]

  7. Repeating Cb block for NCs revoked and returned by organization multiple times. Final block is always the last one [NC-Management->CB]

  8. CbCertificate No for providing and receiving support locations