Documentation from the Knowledge Storage Point of View

Documentation from the Knowledge Storage Point of View 

The traditional paper filing systems allow the preservation of knowledge in static form. If the data in paper form are archived, it is possible to directly reproduce the data in human-readable form, over a long period of time. The process of recovery of the data from the archive and the comparison with the current data, however, is complex and the electronic version inferior in several ways. 

For real retrospective data analyses, such as stability tests, it is often necessary to compare data from different measurement points with each other. For this purpose, the use of electronically stored data is advantageous, because it is very easy to superimpose and compare chromatograms and search within the databases. However, electronic filing systems, for example, file or database formats, provide some challenges regarding the recoverability of the data during the regulatory retention period (see Section 8.2.4). 

Forward-looking strategies for knowledge storage will focus on the availability of the electronic source data of the measured chromatograms (LC, UV, diode array, mass spectrometric data). Similar to the PDF-ISO standards for secondary electronic data, chromatographic information will be available as NetCDF-data 

Type Process step Document Paper or electronic Meta-data 1) Who 2) When 3) What 4) How 5) With what 6) Where  

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