Perform a Periodic Review

Who can complete this task? Veeva Quality Basics: Document Owner

When a document reaches its Periodic Review Date, a task is sent to the Document Owner for review.

  1. Click the Document Periodic Review task.

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  2. Review the contents of the document to determine if it should remain effective, if changes are needed, or if it should be made obsolete. Click Complete to complete the task.

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  3. Select a Verdict and click Complete.

    • Keep Effective - Select this verdict if the document should remain effective. No further follow-up actions are required.

    • Needs Revision - Select this verdict if the document needs revision and provide a reason. The next step as the document owner is to start the upversioning process through Document Change Control (DCC).

    • Make Obsolete - Select this verdict if the document should be made obsolete and provide a reason. The next step as the document owner is to start the obsolescence process through Document Change Control (DCC).

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Remember that all documents need owners. If a document owner leaves your organization, make sure to assign a new document owner.