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IATF CARA is designed as progressiv web application. On startup the tool caches all data for the application in the browser and uses the index db of the browser to save all application data within that browser as well. On every startup the application downloads changes in the background if a new release is available. On the second start up after closing the browser the new version will be started. This process is defined by CARAs offline capability and the control of the browser.
Versioning
First.Second.Third
First: Reserved for major release changes
Second: Reserved for data structure changes and also features, patches and translations
Third: Reserved for features, patches and translation corrections.
Handling of reports between versions
The original of the report is the pdf created on completion. If a report is accessed in a new version IATF CARA will show all new fields in the digital version as required. If there is a business logic which can be applied it will be applied by IATF CARA (i.e “Has previous NCs question from R1.2 will be automatically answered with yes if there were previous NCs). The pdf will also be created in the updated version printed.
IATF CARA has a fallback for required fields implemented. All fields which were previously not required won’t be required in the new print version and also not be printed. If that field has a value though it will be printed. The fallback decision is made on the audit end date and the new release date. The day the update was activated on the users device has no influence.
Release information table (contains planned/published release information)
Version
Release Date
Changes/Fixes/Comments
Features Added
Version
Release Date
Changes/Fixes/Comments
Features Added
1.5.2
31.03.2025
(online)
Audit planning time is now part of dates on site and will be deleted from audit days for separation and to avoid confusion
Update of OEM lists
Stage 1 Letter of conformance optimizations
Time to man-days
1.5.1 build update
05.02.2025
(online)
Changed SRI to PRI
Corrected Activities
Adjusted NC print to include 15 day review from CARA creation
Removed required for planning time and additional time in data entry
1.5.1
26.01.2025
(online)
Change of final report statement from technical reviewer to auditor has send the report to technical reviewer
This is a hard change users are warned to update when the name in the field is not an auditor
Change of final question form technical reviewer to report was send to technical reviewer to accommodate CBs processes
Stage 1 question adjustment for standalone report support site
AuditData
Audit Preparation and Planning Time will be moved to the auditors same as audit additional time
Process section
Removal of “Activities” in process section definition for inheritance as it was replaced by direct Activities assignment
Previous audit cycles for Standalone site are not shown and printed anymore due to repeat of surveillance since Rule 6th
Auditor certificate no is no entered in an automated certificate no. updater so changes after assignment still remain
Organization Information
new options for changes since last audit
new section with corporate scheme questions
Extended manufacturing site
new questions for “Justification for extended manufacturing site and validation of current conditions”
Process
new fields inputs and outputs
“Sampled locations” for activities
Nc Management
change from 20 to 15 due
now the 15 days documentation is required directly after S5
Adjustment of reviewer decisions
Standalone remote support location
Removal of standalone report “Standalone remote support location audit report” it is no part of regular report types and defined by switch in Audit Basic data “Is this a standalone remote support location audit?”
updated audit type for new cycles
updated cycle time [12,24]
1.4.5
11.10.24
(online)
change auditor id to change the auditor id for all assignments and references at once
1.4.4
14.03.24
(online)
Added direct binding for process audit notes and showing it for more than one auditor to improve the co-auditor merging process
Added possibility to print 20-day response NC reports with reviewer section
1.4.3
01.01.24
(online)
added OEM Volvo Group
USIs for providing and receiving support are now mandatory
1.4.2
21.11.23
(online)
Separation of performance complaint into
Performance complaint investigation
Verification of actions as a result of a performance complaint
Waiver field moved to Audit data to collect all waivers excluding audit time extension
Change in business rules CB Identification no and IATF certificate no in standalone audit report becomes optional
Change to optional for follow up audit information on not passed Stage 1 report
1.4.1
06.09.23
(online)
fixed translation issues: Non English labels for “Providing support to” and “Receiving support from” translations were switched and now corrected
removed Russian from available languages
1.4B5
08.08.23
(online)
fixed: report merging issue
added merge customer function to merge CSRs and KPIs to allow merging same customer separated due different writing of the name
1.4B4
07.08.23
(online)
fixed: Save button on the bottom of the results page created xml instead json file
Wording for Receiving and Supporting locations unified with IATF Database
Redesign customer information
migrated Customer OEM performance and Customer specific requirements into customer
added option to add a comment per customer
Redesigned shift handling of manufacturing processes
per process multiple shifts with their own names can be added (supports quick entry which can be deactivated)
Audit Notes can be split in sections if needed
Entered CSRs can be linked with processes
Verification of NCs
Verified by auditor is now mandatory for audit teams (Previously “Process lead auditor”)
S1 *Correction (Containment) action, including timing and responsible person is now also inherited into previous NC verification
Receiving support from locations can be marked as not yet audited
Inheritance
explicit inherit to LOC button added
Changed inheritance
Special Audit report
Changed performance complaints to support multiple complaints
fully reworked special audit results and business rules
Print
added report name to footer
NC Management
added a 20 day signature field for client
added USI and IATF certificate no in UI and print
added prefix with section no for file attachment downloads
added NC state information to the information popup
added translate fields to all section to allow auditors/reviewers to translate the client response
added additional error correction methods for json file loading process to problems unrelated to CARA (removing copy/pasted control characters, signatures added to json files, warning when file shortened in transfer)
extended data entry sheet
Shortcuts added for backup, save and print
The software report header action bar has now a backup button
Add missing field counters on start of editing the report
Use processes as template copy
Data importer extended
supports now updates on same object based on id or USI or name
supports now multilevel import i.e. site + activities, process + kpi + clauses + shifts
supports now all fields (i.e. Activities, Clauses in process)
not audited will keep NA values and only set not audited on not NA fields. This allows on inheritance to keep NA. Auditors still have to ensure the proper application on follow up audits!
In Previous Nonoconformities the optional field process audit lead was added to allow managing previous NCs by co auditor and properly merging. This was not possible on inheritance as the lead auditor became the owner of that data.
Customer information
IATF OEM customer performance for quality, delivery and special status condition will only allow IATF customers as drop down based iatfdatabse. OEM names were not used as defined in the iatfdatabase and had to be corrected.
In all automotive customers the selection of IATF OEM customer will be only allowed when the name is identical to the list of provided IATF OEM customers
Fix on inheritance to special audit the previous audit report was added as well into special audit list
remove of pre version 1.3 indexdb datasets when sucessfully updated
Audit report and remote support function audit report
new print data entry sheet for iatfdatabase entry information (only in english)
1.3 build 13
29.04.22
added patch for old browser version marking print errors
added patch for browser closing on parallel process openining audit report
fixed problems with single NC loading process
fixed new line old data issue on formatted fields
fixed Activities selection on Touchpad
1.3
22.04.22
General
allowance of formatting in longer text fields (per CB acceptance)
layout improvement
fix after inheritance interval is empty
CB specific
allow to set shorter time for NC resolution dates as suggested value
optional field in CB internal which will not be printed
Organization information
new field corporate scheme name
business logic for has extended manufacturing sites “No”
Process section
NA/compliant will be set in process
optional field completed for process handling including filter completed/not completed
process reference list as quick view (no entry)
business logic NA for all requirements will result in error marking
tracking of process audits including business logic
include business
all manfacturing processes have to be audited in every audit
all other processes have to be audited on Stage2/Recert and once in the cycle
optional entry of activities to be inherited in sites by selecting the process
Manufacturing processes
removed add for manufacturing processes as they should be controlled by process the section
Sites
Manufacturing
add comments field
Sites
add template function
Customer Information
Import of csv files
Rework of report print
mark right sections for missing required fields in IATF CARA (improve finding)
design
reduction of pages
font size of Asian print
CB Internal section
additional field for internal entries which is not printed
NcManagement
hide/remove previous version
extract function to zip
business logic remove not audited processes from possible selection
increase of performance of IATF CARA on increasing data amount
possibility to keep more reports in browser cache if needed
Archive functionality
Control over reports to reduce the size of the backup and avoid redundant backups of old reports while allowing to keep these reports active in IATF CARA due to it’s new database structure
Data importer
List type segments like CSRs or process can be partially or fully filled by using CSV files and a quick entry
1.2.6
08.03.22
Business Logic
providing support location “Cb Certificate No” is not mandatory
fix: CSR for remote support location not mandatory on print
Translation fixes
NC Management
changed “Systemic corrective actions, including timing and responsible person” to “Corrective actions, including timing and responsible person” to comply with ISO9000 Text
added Iso Clause 8.2.2
1.2.5
23.11.21
Correction of SIs
Update of German translations
minor display fix
1.2.4
03.11.21
Bug fix: “Changes since last audit” options were hidden in digital version of audit report organization information
Adaption: Some nonstandard browsers had loading issues due to a different implementation in the loading process. IATF CARA was adapted to work with these browsers
1.2.3
31.10.21
Inheritance
Additional data is not inherited like process details
Added inheritance to transfer audit
Previous NCs will start with the NC identification no and be followed by the process in Comments
Transfer audits can be now inherited to Stage 1
Process
Process audit team members can be deleted
Process reference list
fields that are automatically calculated are now disabled to avoid confussion
table view short list will switch textbox showing MA,mi,0 to see if field us unset or has an inherited value
Print of draft report
added address of organization on title
added automotive customers on results
Special audit
Is special audit was removed for upcoming reports and will be now defined using the special audit recommendation
IATF requirements were updated to include SIs
Remote support function audit report
added audit cycle and next regular audit for all audits ending after 31.10 as required
File element improvement
attach files per drag and drop
file view in IATF CARA for image and pdf
NC Management (import of client data)
Avoid importing organization data if the field is empty. To avoid the case that the client sends the full report as single NC with empty already closed NCs.
Extend auditor merge to add customer information lines if new entry
News page in IATF CARA
RestApi integration for first CB
Notification system
1.2.2
19.06.21
IATF CARA Serial and ADP based login
First login using the ADP site to receive the serial number and activate IATF CARA
Afterwards if the database is cleared and no backup is used ADP or serial can be used
Confirmation message on using load report on an auditor NC
Warning for loading formats like pdf and archive
Fix:
xml formatting missing Signature
help translations
default 0 in processes reference list when empty
1.2.1
30.05.21
Processes
question “not audited” will be changed to “was the process audited in this audit”
On not audited name of representative is hidden
KPI
On Recertification and new KPI hide trend 3 years
Business rule: On Stage2 and no previous audit hide Trend last since last audit
Print
Organization information
other language scopes will be printed even if they are not part of the selected langua
remote location audit
add is on site process question
add Draft information to draft pdf file name
Audit report
Only auto calculate next audit date for Stage 2, due to possible changes in surveillance audit dates
Business rule: Recommendation Options on Recertification allow suspension recommendation
Customer Information
Business rule: On Stage2 and no previous audit hide “Changes since last audit” and “Special status since last audit”
Audit conclusion
At least one project is required
Special audit business rules
Only verification reason or another reason is possible
On Verification hide process details already entered in audit to reduce entry effort
Name of the organization's representative audited
Process performance
Description of the customer CSR's audited
Description of the interactions with supporting / supported processes at other sites(s) and/or remote location(s) audited
NC Management business rule
Select IATF standard clause automatically for all NCs only ISO is optionally set by business logic
Stage1 Readiness
Add Shift Time check to avoid problems due to pre generated reports
Merge of audits
o Process KPIs without a name are not added during the merge
IATF NC CARA
o By default, backup interval for new users is set to 0 to avoid any data loss
General
Added warning if IATF CARA is opened multiple times in the same browser
1.2
2.05.21
unification and clearer naming of recommendations
business logic for audit recommendation based on audit type
business logic for special audit based on reason for the audit
special audit supports now scope extension with sites and processes
changed the organisation encryption to randomly generated passwords for nc reports
passwords will be used for the whole communication process
process reference list
added full bi-directional PA/OFI/NC changes
added the possibility to hide PA/Ofi/NCs in table and activate it by default using settings
added to set compliant and to differ between set and empty fields
remote audit reports require now also a process reference list
added new fields
allow to add language specific scopes for certificates in different languages [all reports->Organization information]
allow month based dates for Dates of CSR [audit reports->Customer information]
add evidence of implementation files container (CBs field request) [Nc Management->Organization]
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]
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]
Manufacturing process shift times for this audit cycle [Audit report->Manufacturing processes]
Repeating Cb block for NCs revoked and returned by organization multiple times. Final block is always the last one [NC-Management->CB]
CbCertificate No for providing and receiving support locations
postal code is now required please set N/A if not applicable