I replied to Steve at length offline but another thought came to mind. My ISO system allows us to initially add, remove, alter or do whatever needs doing to our process steps (The build Instructions), because no two jobs really are the same unless they are production re-orders. (I wrote it that way on purpose) Every possible step is outlined in the Master ISO process as a single flow chart with references to appropriate resources, and there are process instructions for every possible task in our building(s) as seperate uncontrolled training tools. Our process travelers start out as uncontrolled (Because they are all different and customeized for every individual job) but the information they conatain or that we add about the job becomes a controlled record of the job and is handled as such at the end. We do alot of prototype. We just plug in the necessary steps, leave the unnecessary ones out print and go. No agonizing. It can't work for everyone, but we manage it rather well. Less paper more actual work. Steve M. --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------