Optional Temperature and Humidity fields have been added to the Capture Calibration Results page used to calibrate measuring tools, and to the Calibration reporting and History of each tool.
Over-Inspect fields can no longer be updated on approved and conditionally approved FAIRs.
2025.06.27
The Record Measurements page, located on the Quality Management menu, has been partially upgraded to a more modern software framework. The following pages are affected:
Start a New Run / Job
Resume an Existing Run / Job
Import Measurements
View Previous Imports
View Supplier PARs
Measurement Collection Service
In addition to "NA" and "N/A", the following entries can now be provided in the Nonconformance Number field on FAIR Form 3 to indicate that the characteristic is conforming:
-
(Empty)
Nil
None
(Unknown)
The To-Do List widget on the Dashboard now shows the APQP checklist items where the user (or one of their departments/work-centers) is a "Supplier/Submitter Assignee", when those items are disapproved or not yet submitted.
On the Inspection Report Quality Management reporting page, when a user saves a Custom Report, all of their selected Options (such as header fields and columns) are now saved. Previously, only the user's selected filters were saved.
Users belonging to the customer of a CAR or Audit that doesn't yet have a part record in that account can now access the record if they're aligned with one or more of the record's selected programs. However, this does not apply in accounts that have "part-level access control" enabled.
2025.06.13
Corrective Action Requests (CARs) with the "Closed by Customer" status now show the contents of all of their sections.
2025.06.06
A Bulk Update option is now available on the View and Add Tools page. It can be used to update one or more fields on multiple tools at once.
All of a Corrective Action Request (CAR) form's sections are now visible before it is issued. This allows each section's Due Date to be edited before the form is issued.
A Complete button is now available on reopened APQP records. This button is visible to the APQP record's customer (or creator, for internal records) in the top-left of the form when all items on the checklist have been approved.
The following options can now be selected as Categories,Secondary Categories, and Filters on the CAR Reports page:
Root Cause
Sub-Cause
Category
Sub-Category
A Reuse Library Categories setup page is now available for configuring the categories assigned to a PPAPD Reuse Library.
Net-Inspect's Process Approval Request (ePAR) solution has been partially upgraded to a more modern software framework. The following pages are affected:
Create PAR
View Internal PARs
View Supplier PARs
2025.05.27
A Submitted, no Buy-off quick-filter has been added to the View Internal and View SupplierFAIR "list" pages.
This option can be used to show only those FAIRs which were submitted to a customer that does not require submitted FAIRs to be bought off.
A Reports page is now available on the Audit menu.
The Audit Quantity chart provides a count of audits that fit a selected category, and an optional secondary category.
The Average Audit Checklist Score chart shows the average score for audit checklists created during each month.
2025.05.16
FAIR Internal Review Comments can now be enabled through the First Article Setup "Preferences" menu, located on the Company Setup page. This function can be used by a company to review their own FAIRs prior to submission, after signing Field 20 on Form 1.
Like Rejection Comments, internal review comments can be applied to any field, or to address missing rows or documents. If the FAIR is reopened after these comments are provided, then the user who signed Field 20 and the FAIR's assignee receive an email notification asking them to address the provided comments.
Once the comments are addressed and the FAIR is signed again, the reviewer can mark comments as "Resolved" and submit the FAIR as normal once the review process is finished.
Fields 1-4 are now shown on each page of the FAIR printout to ensure traceability of each printed sheet.
The "Supplier Division" and "Customer Division" filters on the CAR Reports page now allow multiple entries to be selected. The filters also provide a wider range of options, across all divisions belonging to all of your company's suppliers and customers.
2025.05.09
Net-Inspect now has an AI assistant which provides information from our Zendesk knowledgebase. You can use by clicking the "Ask Help Desk AI Assistant" button on the main menu.
A Bulk Import button is now available in the top-right of the View Internal/Supplier/Customer APQP items "list" pages. This tool can be used by any APQP PM to update item and package Completion Dates and Due Dates without first being set as the Owner of those packages.
APQP PM is a new APQP Role which can be assigned to users by an account's Setup Administrator through the User Management page..
Users can now upload FAIR import templates that lack the new Bonus Tolerance column
An Operations column has been added to the Part & Feature Setup Quality Management page. It provides a list of all of the part's available operation numbers.
2025.05.02
A Show Bonus Tolerance FAIR printout option is now available
A Division field has been added to the Create Tool and Tool Info pages. This field is mandatory if your company has one or more divisions.
Users can now enter a new Part Number when creating a CAR
Corrective Action Requests (CARs) can now be closed by the customer at any time after they are created.
Multiple Division Groups can now be selected from the To Division Groups and From Division Groups filter fields on FAIR Charts
2025.04.25
A Bonus Tolerance capability is now available on
FAIR Form 3
An Enable bonus tolerance checkbox is shown
in the requirement field for characteristics with the "Unilateral
Upper" tolerance type. If marked, a Bonus Tol.
field will show next to each Results field.
A similar checkbox is shown on the "GDT Builder" modal
shown after clicking the GDT Callout field.
If a bonus tolerance is entered, then Results that exceed the requirement's Upper Specification but are less than [Upper Specification] + [Bonus Tol.] are colored blue instead of red, and are not considered nonconforming.
A Bonus Tol. column has been added to the FAIR import templates, as well as to the FAIR printout.
The Preventative Maintenance page
can now be filtered by multiple Machine Names at once
The Part & Feature Setup page can now show
up to 1000 parts on each page
2025.04.18
A new Status has been added to the CAR form: Closed Pending Effectiveness. This will be used to distinguish CARs whose Effectiveness section has not yet been finished, between CARs that are fully closed.
A Notes field has been added to the Supplier Info page, accessed by clicking any supplier on the Suppliers menu on the Company Setup page.
2025.04.11
We're happy to announce the release of a new Net-Inspect capability for creating and managing reusable PPAP Deliverables: Reuse Library. This capability can be found on the APQP menu. For further information, please contact sales@net-inspect.com.
Reuse Libraries can be created by any user assigned to the new Reuse Librarian role.
Once added, libraries of PFMEA, PFD, and Control Plan items can be applied through the Actions drop-down menu of any PPAPD record.
When a library is updated, all PPAPD records that are linked to that library will receive a list of changes for review and acknowledgement.
Users can now search by Supplier Code when selecting a Supplier on the Create APQP for Supplier page.
A Supplier Code field is now available when creating an Internal, Supplier, or Customer APQP record.
2025.04.04
A count of In-Work FAIRs is now displayed on the View Supplier FAIR "list" page, as well as on the Dashboard page's Supplier FAIR Summary widget
When importing FAIR Form 3 data using an Excel template, a blank result can now be specified by entering "Attribute" in the Results field.
The View Internal and View Supplier FAIR "list" pages can now be sorted and filtered by these columns:
Total Characteristics
Completed Characteristics
Failed Characteristics
2025.03.28
A PO Number field is now available when sending a part request to a customer.
Users can now attach documents to "Standard Catalogue" parts in the Part Number Index section of FAIR Form 1
The Program field on the Corrective Action Request (CAR) form has been modified:
When a user selects a Part Number on a CAR, its associated programs are assigned to the CAR automatically and cannot be changed.
If no part number is selected on a CAR, then the user can select multiple programs.
2025.03.21
FAIR rejection comments are no longer deleted when updating the FAIR's Customer field, as long as the assigned customer provided those comments.
2025.03.14
An Import option has been added to the Part Number Index section of First Article Inspection Report (FAIR) Form 1.
A FAIR column has been added to the Over-Inspect section of the eSourceInspection Record (IR) form. It provides the FAIR Number (and Part Number) of origin for each characteristic automatically added to the IR upon its creation.
Two new columns have been added to the Part & Feature Setup page: Access Control Last Updated By and Access Control Last Updated Date. It captures changes made to items on each part record's Access Control page that may affect users' ability to view a part's technical data, including:
Part Customers
Internal Programs
Customer Programs
Divisions
APQP/PPAP Document Control programs
Licenses
Jurisdictions and Classifications
2025.03.07
The Record Measurements page has been optimized to load more quickly.
CMM file support has been added for Power Inspect DMIS files, as well as new .rtf file variants available through PC-DMIS and Renishaw MODUS.
2025.03.07
The Record Measurements page has been optimized to load more quickly.
CMM file support has been added for Power Inspect DMIS files, as well as new .rtf file variants available through PC-DMIS and Renishaw MODUS.
2025.02.28
A Description column has been added to the Machine Incidents "list" page.
2025.02.21
A Customer Comments field has been added to Form 1 of the First Article Inspection Report. It can be used by the FAIR's customer to record miscellaneous comments.
A counter has been added to the Comments buttons found on each APQP Checklist.
The following new columns have been added to the Inspectors eSource Setup page to aid with identification of each user: User ID, Email, and Approved Supplier User.
KPCs can now be deleted from a Management Form or Gage Suitability Package while it is In Process.
2025.02.14
Confirmation is now required upon clicking the Update Inspection Plan button on Form 3.
2025.02.10
The following Quality Management pages have been updated to a more modern software framework:
Part & Feature Setup
Create a Part
Mirror a Part
Import from Excel
An APQP/PPAP Document Control column has been added to the Part & Feature Setup page. This column is used to track the programs used to access PPAPD forms assigned to APQP checklist items.
2025.01.31
An option is now available for copying a FAIR and transferring it to a supplieraccount
This option is available only to Net-Inspect subscribers. Only Setup Administrators have access to the option by default.
When copying a FAIR, the destination is now set to the user's company by default; it is no longer necessary to specify a destination before proceeding.
Signatures applied to APQP checklist items can now be removed by other users.
Access to this capability is governed by the new "Delete Item Signatures as Supplier/Submitter” and “Delete Item Signatures as Customer/Approver" access control actions, which can be modified through the Access Control section of the User Management page.
The customer of an APQP approval form (PSW) can now freely update the "Submission Results" and "12. Submission" sections, in addition to the supplier.
The following columns have been added to the CAR "list" pages:
Containment Completion Date
Containment Approval Date
Root Cause Completion Date
Root Cause Approval Date
Implementation Verification Completion Date
Implementation Verification Approval Date
2025.01.24
A Division column has been added to the View and Add Machines page, located under the Machine Management menu
When using a Tools Import Template to upload Tool Calibration Measurements, any tools with failing measurements are now automatically set to the Out of Service status
2025.01.17
The Category Reference Document can now be selected when attaching a file to a FAIR through its Documents tab
2025.01.10
The speed of the Tool Measurement Report, located under the Calibration menu, has been greatly increased.
This page tracks the usage of each calibration tool used while recording measurements in Net-Inspect.
2024.12.27
When adding a feature to a part's list of features through Form 3 (by using the "Update Inspection Plan" button, for instance), it is now automatically included in the part's inspection plan.
The Scheduled Start Date, Scheduled End Date, and Due Date of an Audit can now be updated while its status is "In-Work". This can only be done by the Audit's Lead Auditor.
2024.12.20
Options are now available on the First Articles Setup page for making the following fields required on internal and supplier FAIRs: Serial Number, Supplier Code, and Purchase Order Number.
An option is now available on the First Articles Setup page which makes it mandatory to upload a Reference Document for each Form 2 Material and Process.
A FAIR can now be initiated through an APQP Checklist.
The Print option on APQP Approval Forms has been reformatted to reduce its size.
2024.12.13
Documents can now be attached to several new fields on a FAIR:
(Form 1) 8. Additional Changes
(Form 1): 12. Purchase Order Number
(Form 1) Part Number Index - "COTS (or equivalent)" Part Type only
(Form 3) Characteristics
Companies can now set distinct FAIR Buyoff preferences for FAIRs sent within one of their divisions, versus FAIRs sent between divisions.
A Disposition Datecolumn has been added to the Rejection Tags (eTag) "list" page.
2024.12.10
Rejection comments can now be provided for the Documents that have been attached to a FAIR.
Reference documents can now be attached to a Functional Test / Acceptance Test Report on Form 2 of a FAIR.
Audit Checklists can now be printed for audits recorded in the Audit section of Net-Inspect.
A Next Cert Expiration Date column has been added to the Suppliers setup page.
"Strong Password" requirements have been changed to meet FedRAMP Moderate requirements.
A calibration label print option is now available for Tools in the Calibration section of Net-Inspect, on each tool's Basic Info page.
2024.11.27
Ability to Resolve Field Level Rejection Comments. This are not hidden from view after the FAIR is bought-off (Field 24 signed), but kept for metrics.
When voiding a FAIR, a comment must be entered. Comments are stored within View FAIR Comments button
FAIR: DELTAS button is now also next to "Partial FAI." A link to a parent or child FAI is displayed in Full/Partial FAI field.
FAIR: Added "Electronically signed using Net-Inspect" in all Form 1 signature fields on printouts
Supplier and Certificate of Conformance Number Required on Form 2 list items.
Part Request Queue - The part must be added before you may approve the part request.
User Management: Added Access Control item to customize user types that may add super administrators
Tool Calibration: Calibration PO Number is added on the list page.
2024.11.19
Reports are now available in the CAR section of the Net-Inspect software.
An email notification is now sent to supplier and customer users when a part's QPL flag is changed on the eSource Qualified Parts List.
Users are now required to have a strong password, and will receive an email notification if their password does not meet these requirements.
2024.11.07
The FAIR form has been updated to a more modern software framework. Click here for a list of notable changes.
When linking a Corrective Action Request (CAR) to an Audit, the Source Record field now shows the Audit Type corresponding with the linked audit.
This Audit Type is also now shown on the CAR list pages.
2024.10.25
The User Management section of Net-Inspect has been fully updated to a more modern software framework.
An new setting is now available on the CAR Setup page: Upon Customer Approval of D5, set D8 Due Date to the latest D5 Planned Implementation Date.
When this setting is enabled, upon approval of section D5 of a CAR, the Due Date of section D8 automatically changes to latest Planned Implementation Date among the permanent corrective actions proposed in section D5.
Root Cause and Sub-Cause fields have been added to the Root Cause and Corrective Action Plan section of the non-8D CAR form, as well as to section D5 of the 8D CAR form.
These fields are disabled by default, but can be enabled (and made mandatory) through the CAR Setup section of the Company Setup page.
2024.10.18
An automated notification is now sent to a user when their Password Reset Email is changed.
When an eTag workflow is automatically assigned to an eTag, the company's Workflow Priority setting (located in the Preferences section of the First Articles Setup menu, under Company Setup) is now always used to determine which workflow is selected.
2024.09.20
The Copy FAIR page now limits users to three unsuccessful attempts at providing credentials for a Source Company or Destination Company, after which the user will be locked out from providing those credentials for 15 minutes.
A Workcenter alignment option is now available for Tool Calibration notifications.
If this option is enabled, then instead of sending a single notification -- containing a list of all due/overdue tools -- to each qualifying user, Net-Inspect will send one email per workcenter. If any due/overdue tools are assigned to a given workcenter, then users aligned with that workcenter will receive the email.
Three new columns have been added to the Audit "list" pages: Passing Answers, Failing Answers, and % Passing. These correspond with the answers provided on each checklist.
2024.09.06
The Product Impact field is now mandatory prior to initiating a Corrective Action Request (CAR).
2024.08.30
The Severity field is now mandatory prior to initiating a Corrective Action Request (CAR).
2024.08.23
An new column has been added to the View Internal and View Supplier FAIR "list" pages: Initial Submission Date. This column provides the first date that a FAIR was submitted.
The CAR Setup page now provides options allowing users to customize the default Due Dates of each section of the non-8D Corrective Action Request (CAR) form, as well as the CAR Effectiveness section.
The Disposition field has been added to eTag Workflow notifications.
2024.08.09
The Effectiveness section of the CAR form is now mandatory on all CARs.
2024.08.02
The APQP/PPAP Document Control access control setting has been modified to govern access to PPAPD records regardless of how they are accessed. Previously, the setting was only responsible for authorizing access to PPAPD records through a link on an APQP checklist.
When a company enables Net-Inspect's Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) methods for the first time, they are now enrolled in a more secure version of the application than was previously in use, one compatible with additional government security requirements.
Existing users of Net-Inspect's MFA options will be gradually enrolled in the secure MFA application over the coming months and given a deadline for switching over.
The SMS and Phone Number MFA methods will be phased out during this time, as they are no longer being offered by Net-Inspect's MFA provider due to security concerns.
Voided CARs can now only be found on the CAR "list" pages and opened by the company that created them.
2024.07.23
Several User Management pages related to user profiles have been updated to a more modern software framework.
2024.07.12
The Customer Representative and Supplier Representative selected on a CAR are now always notified via email when that CAR is issued, or when the CAR enters "Pending Buy-off", "Disapproved", or "Approved" status.
2024.07.05
Users are no longer asked to provide their password when signing, submitting, and dispositioning records throughout the Net-Inspect application.
The non-8D CAR form can now be printed in its entirety.
Three new supplier services can now be assigned to a company on the Suppliers setup page: Laboratory, QA Record Storage, and Material Verification
An audit frequency of "3 years" can now be assigned to a company on the Suppliers setup page
The character limit of the Audit Summary field on the Audit form has been raised to 4000 characters.
A new column has been added to the Supplier Requests page: Processed By. This column displays the User ID of the person who approved/disapproved a request.
2024.06.28
An Audit Title field has been added to the Audit form.
An Audit Title column has been added to the Audit "list" pages.
When an Audit enters "In-Work" status, the checklist is now updated to its most recent published version.
Corrective Action Requests Duenotifications are now sent weekly, rather than biweekly.
A CAR's Supplier Representative and Customer Representative now always receive a Corrective Action Status Changed notification when a CAR enters "Pending Buy-off", "Approved", or "Disapproved" status.
2024.06.24
The Create FAIR page has been updated to a more modern software framework.
APQP Projects (available through Company Setup) can now be added/removed by users with the Package Owner (Approver) APQP role, rather than only APQP Administrators.
2024.06.21
An Audit Checklist Import Template can now be downloaded from an audit record after it has been Completed or Closed.
2024.06.14
A Lot Number column has been added to the Measurement List report, located under the "Inspection Reports" option on the Reports page of the Quality Management menu.
Options are now available for selecting multiple User Types and Roles at once on the Create User page: "Select all Supplier Roles", "Select all Customer Roles", and "Select all Admin roles"
The Create User and Import Users pages have been updated to a more modern software framework.
2024.06.07
Net-Inspect's PFD-PFMEA-Control Plan capability has been relocated to the APQP menu.
Verisurf file compatibility has been added to Net-Inspect's Measurement Collection Service (CMM) solution.
eTag WorkflowStep email notifications now include two new fields: Supplier and Customer.
2024.05.31
On the Audit "list" pages, Completed audits no longer show a yellow or red Due Date after they are Completed.
Completed audits are no longer listed on Quality Audit Records Due email notifications.
An option is now available for copying internal FAIRs on the FAIR Portal page. This is useful for copying FAIRs from your company's archived or associated accounts.
If a FAIR's customer has enabled custom Reason for FAIR drop-down field options but has not defined any options, then a list of "default" options will now be displayed instead on AS9102 Rev B. FAIRs. (This was already occurring on Rev. C FAIRs.)
2024.05.24
Control Plans can now be created and completed using Net-Inspect's PFD-PFMEA-Control Plan module.
The Specification column available on PFMEAs and Control Plans now allow entry of detailed Requirement information, including GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) data.
2024.05.17
A Part Jurisdiction/Classification Check security setting is now available. If this setting is enabled by a company, then at least one Jurisdiction/Classification must be set up for a part, else Internal users attempting to access the part's technical data will receive an error and be unable to view it.
Supplier users may also be affected by the setting, depending on the customer's security configuration.
2024.04.26
The character limit of the Additional Changes field on FAIR Form 1 has been raised to 500 characters.
A new APQP security setting is now available. If enabled, all parts can be assigned to an "APQP/PPAP Document Control" program. Internal users must be aligned with this program in order to open online forms (such as PFDs, PFMEAs, Control Plans, and FAIRs) attached to APQP items.
2024.04.19
A new "Nonconformance Report" category is now available for documents attached to FAIRs, Parts, and Rejection Tags.
2024.04.12
Category and Sub-category fields have been added to the Description of Nonconformance section of the CAR form.
These fields are disabled by default, but can be enabled (and made mandatory) through the CAR Setup section of the Company Setup page.
The daily Tool Calibration notification now provides the Serial Number of each listed tool
2024.03.29
An option is now available for editing the Description of Nonconformity section of a CAR form. It can be used by the CAR's associated customer to update this section of an issued CAR after it is started by the supplier.
A FAIR Form 3 public API is now available. It can be used to obtain information about a characteristic number and the FAIRs that it is found on.
2024.03.22
A Lot Number column is now available on the Inspection Report, available through the Reports section of the Quality Management menu. If enabled, then on downloaded reports showing multiple parts per page, each part's Lot Number will be shown at the top of each column.
A Lot Number column is now available on the Record Measurements page. If enabled, then on exports files showing multiple parts per page, each part's Lot Number will be shown at the top of each column.
2024.03.15
A confirmation window now shows when an admin clicks the Select All button on a user's Programs alignments page
2024.03.08
When a CAR is issued, the selected Supplier Representative and Customer Representative now receive an email notification.
When a CARsection is signed, approved, or rejected, the selected Supplier Representative and Customer Representative now receive an email notification.
2024.03.01
We're excited to announce the release of a new Net-Inspect module for creating and managing core PPAP deliverables: PFD-PFMEA-Control Plan. This capability can be found on the Quality Management menu. For further information, please contact sales@net-inspect.com.
The Divisions setup page now has fields for providing the address of a division. These fields can be shown by clicking the page's "Columns" button.
2024.02.16
A Pending Effectiveness quick-filter has been added to the CAR "list" pages. When used, only CARs that are Closed but still require completion of the Effectiveness section will be shown.
A Next Due Item column has been added to the CAR "list" pages. This column displays the name of the CAR section that will be next to come due.
2024.02.09
The character limit of the Source Record field on the CAR form has been raised to 100.
The CAR form's Require 8D, Require Containment, and Require Evidence checkboxes have been moved to the left of the Issued By signature field, to encourage users to consider these options prior to issuance.
2024.01.05
A setting is now available for requiring all FAIRs submitted to or by your company to use AS9102 Rev. C. Contact the Net-Inspect Helpdesk for additional information.
Search capability has been added to the Key Contacts section of the APQP record.
The character limit of the Work Order and Serial Number field on the eTag (e–Rejection Tag) form has been raised to 500.