OpenText Extended ECM - Records Management - OpenText Product Traceability Integration and Automation

Common Integration Use Cases Between OpenText Extended ECM - Records Management and OpenText Product Traceability

1. Batch and lot record declaration for regulated product releases

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When a batch, lot, or serialized product reaches a defined release milestone in OpenText Product Traceability, the associated production, quality, and release documents can be automatically declared as official records in OpenText Extended ECM - Records Management. This creates a controlled record set for certificates of analysis, deviation approvals, test results, and release authorizations.

Business value: Improves audit readiness, reduces manual filing effort, and ensures product release evidence is retained according to policy.

2. End-to-end traceability dossier creation for audits and recalls

Data flow: Bi-directional

OpenText Product Traceability can provide the product genealogy, component history, and movement events, while OpenText Extended ECM - Records Management stores the supporting compliance documents such as supplier declarations, inspection records, and investigation reports. Together they can generate a complete traceability dossier for internal audits, customer inquiries, or recall events.

Business value: Speeds up recall response, shortens audit preparation time, and gives compliance teams a single trusted evidence package.

3. Retention management for product genealogy and quality evidence

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Traceability events and product lineage data can be transferred into records management to apply retention schedules based on product type, market, or regulatory jurisdiction. For example, pharmaceutical or food manufacturing organizations can retain genealogy records for the required period after expiration or shipment.

Business value: Ensures records are kept only as long as required, reduces storage risk, and supports defensible disposition.

4. Supplier and component compliance record linkage

Data flow: Bi-directional

OpenText Product Traceability can identify which suppliers, raw materials, and components were used in a finished product, while OpenText Extended ECM - Records Management stores supplier certificates, material approvals, and contractual compliance documents. The integration links traceability records to the official supplier evidence set for each product or batch.

Business value: Strengthens supplier accountability, simplifies nonconformance investigations, and improves visibility into upstream compliance gaps.

5. Quality deviation and CAPA evidence preservation

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When a traceability event indicates a defect, hold, or exception, the related investigation artifacts can be declared as records in OpenText Extended ECM - Records Management. This includes inspection photos, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action documents, and approval workflows.

Business value: Creates a defensible quality history, supports regulatory inspections, and reduces the risk of missing evidence during investigations.

6. Controlled access to product history for legal and regulatory requests

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Records managers or compliance officers can use OpenText Extended ECM - Records Management as the governed access point for approved requests, then retrieve relevant traceability data from OpenText Product Traceability only for authorized cases such as litigation holds, regulator inquiries, or customer complaints.

Business value: Protects sensitive operational data, enforces access controls, and ensures only approved information is shared externally.

7. Automated disposition of obsolete traceability records after retention expiry

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Once retention periods expire, OpenText Extended ECM - Records Management can trigger disposition actions for traceability-related records, including approved deletion, archival transfer, or legal hold checks. The traceability system can then update references to reflect the final disposition status.

Business value: Reduces compliance risk, prevents over-retention, and keeps operational systems aligned with records policy.

8. Product launch documentation package management

Data flow: Bi-directional

For new product introductions, OpenText Product Traceability can provide the initial product structure, serialization rules, and manufacturing lineage setup, while OpenText Extended ECM - Records Management stores approved launch documents such as validation evidence, regulatory submissions, and sign-off records. The integration ensures the launch package is complete and traceable from day one.

Business value: Improves launch governance, supports cross-functional collaboration, and creates a compliant record trail for future inspections or market expansion.