USE CASE · ASSESS EXISTING PRODUCTS

Keep existing product versions in view when requirements change

Check which existing product versions are affected by new customer requirements or changed guidelines and where action is needed.

PRODUCT VERSION · OVERVIEW

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

PRODUCT VERSION

Series P / revision 2

Customer site A · delivered 08/2025

2 evidence items available
2 reviews open
R-027 · Operation at −20 °CNew review needed

Previously covered · Guideline V3.0 requires −30 °C

R-019 · Protection class IP54No new need

Evidence available · no changed requirement

R-044 · Emergency stop categoryNew review needed

Evidence for PL d available · new customer requirement PL e

STARTING POINT

Which existing products need to be reviewed again

Here the starting point is a specific product version that is already in use. New customer requirements and changed guidelines are checked against exactly this version.

Different product versions

Different revisions run at customers. Which evidence belongs to which version is scattered.

Unclear assignment

New requirements are hard to assign to solutions already in use.

Repeated research

Whether action is needed is researched anew with every inquiry.

GUIDED WORKFLOW

From the product version to a product-related review overview

One product version is at the center. Below it, three requirements with source, existing assessment, and new review needs. Select a requirement to see the details.

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HERE · STARTING POINT PRODUCT VERSION

What applies to this product

You select a product version and see all requirements and guidelines that need to be reviewed again for it.

FOR COMPARISON · STARTING POINT CHANGE

Who is affected by this change

On the guideline page, you start with a changed passage and see the affected product versions and projects.

Review guideline changes →

WORK RESULT

A product-related overview of evidence, open reviews, and adaptation needs

For every recorded product version, service, product management, and quality management see the same status. They see what has been verified, what is open, and who is taking care of it.

SERIES P / REVISION 2 · CUSTOMER SITE A

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

EVIDENCE AVAILABLE

R-019 protection class IP54 · R-044 emergency stop PL d

OPEN REVIEWS

R-027 cold operation −30 °C · R-044 emergency stop PL e

ADAPTATION NEEDS

To be assessed after the open reviews are completed

RESPONSIBILITIES

R-027: quality management, K. Bauer · R-044: control engineering, K. Bauer · Customer information: service engineering, T. Roth

Measures such as retrofits or customer information are decided and documented by your team.

BENEFITS

What changes for your team

More targeted reassessment

BEFORE

With a new requirement, all product versions are called into question across the board.

AFTER

Only the features with new review needs are reassessed.

Metric: research time per product version

Less manual research

BEFORE

Evidence for a product version is gathered from folders, test reports, and emails.

AFTER

Evidence, assessments, and open items sit with the product version.

Metric: open evidence and repeated reviews

Clearer documentation

BEFORE

Why a product continues to run at the customer or was adapted is hard to trace later.

AFTER

Review question, assessment, measure, and responsibility are documented per product version.

Metric: product versions with complete review documentation

Your potential time savings

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BEFORE THIS

Review guideline changes

The new review need for R-027 arises from the changed cold operation guideline.

To the application →

WHAT COMES NEXT

Clarify development needs

If the review shows adaptation needs for the product version, it becomes a development task with an owner.

To the application →

Frequently asked questions

Does DECOTA monitor machines in the field?

No. There is no live access, no sensors, and no predictive maintenance. Documented product versions are assessed.

Does DECOTA know all delivered products?

Only the recorded product versions with customer and site. The installed base is not automatically mapped in full.

Does DECOTA decide on recalls or retrofits?

No. Measures and responsibilities are decided and documented by your team. DECOTA shows what needs to be reviewed and what has already been verified.

Discuss your own use case

Bring a product version that runs at several customers. We show the workflow with your documents or with prepared sample data.

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