FDA Links with ABB's spreadsheet validation team

To learn from the FDA their requirements for spreadsheet validation and to explore their current initiatives.

To advise the FDA on the spreadsheet validation issues facing the industry as seen by ABB.

Discussion of the FDA's Laboratory Information Bulletin - Spreadsheet Design and Validation for the Multi-User Application for the Chemistry Laboratory.

This document provides a very detailed overview of what the FDA expect to see when you validate a multi user spreadsheet.

Discussion of the FDA's Laboratory Information Bulletin - Spreadsheet Design, Verification and Validation, Use and Storage of Single-User Workbook Files in the US FDA Laboratories.

This document is now released.

Discussion of new links and sources of information for Microsoft® Excel.

Dennis advised us on a number of excellent sources of information for Excel issues. These have been added to our Links Page. The most notable are.

Dr Panko. University of Hawaii. http://panko.cba.hawaii.edu

Kamalasen Rajalingham. Quality Control of spreadsheets. - External link (pdf - 110 kb) http://panko.cba.hawaii.edu/ssr/HICSS33/HICSS33-Rajal-SoftEngr.pdf