Validation, AutoQ, and System Wellness
Instruments Operational and Performance Qualification

After the instruments of a chromatography system have been installed, Installation Qualification should be performed. Usually, the system administrator performs this check. Therefore, refer to Validation and Qualification  Instruments Installation Qualification in the Administrator Help section for more information. Afterward, perform Operational and/or Performance Qualification for the instruments.

The Qualification menu in the Chromeleon Browser provides the following options: Instruments PQ and PQ Setup and Instruments OQ and OQ Setup. Select Instruments PQ (or Instruments OQ) to perform the performance (operational) qualification. Select PQ Setup (or OQ Setup) to create the templates required for performing the performance (operational) qualification. Usually, this is necessary only during the initial installation of the system or if the configuration has been changed.

 Note:

Only qualified Dionex service personnel should perform the Performance and Operational Qualification checks. For more information, please contact Dionex Service.

For information about performance qualification, refer to  Operational and Performance Qualification for HPLC Systems and/or  Performance Qualification (PQ) for IC Systems.

In addition, you can perform operational qualification for the UCI Universal Chromatography Interface. For more information, refer to the UCI Operational Qualification Operating Instructions.