This phase takes the inventories and determines which of several actions must be taken. An evaluation must first be done to determine whether an accurate date is necessary in the piece of equipment being considered. Other solutions may include replacement of components in the equipment or replacing the equipment entirely. Software may require reprogramming in a variety of ways or replacement. In the case of vendors, the solution may be as simple as getting a letter confirming compliance or it may require searching for an alternate source.
Some items are much more critical operationally than others.
This phase will also establish priorities for items to be corrected so the mission critical areas affected will be the first corrected. This takes a variety of paths depending on the scope of any individual problem and its priority. Some testing is required to determine if a system is compliant or not. Many of our systems were compliant when purchased or have been corrected by the vendors and are currently compliant. These systems are identified when the assessment is done and they are noted as being compliant.