4.2.5. General UX & UI Enhancements

In our ongoing commitment to optimizing the user experience with the CAPA application, we have implemented a series of enhancements aimed at elevating its interface.

Changes in this latest release include:

1. Streamlined Navigation & Structure

To enhance user experience, we have streamlined navigation to the CAPA application, simplifying the overall platform structure. Now, although the CAPA application remains a part of the QMS application suite, it is no longer nested under the QMS category. This change has reduced the number of steps needed to access the application and its modules.

2. Enhanced Iconography

We have also updated the icons used to represent the CAPA application and its modules, achieving three key objectives:

• Distinct Application Identity: We have changed the CAPA application’s icon to make it more distinguishable and align it better with its intended purpose.
• Consistent Icon Styles: To create a more cohesive visual experience both within the application and across the QMS suite, we have standardized icon styles for modules with similar functions.
  • For example, modules presenting lists, such as CAPA List, now share the same List icon. Modules for creating new items, such as New CAPA, use the same Add icon.
• Modern Design: As part of our design evolution, demonstrated in the above graphics, we have adopted a thinner icon style, embracing a sleeker and more modern aesthetic.

3. Improved Form Design & Layout

We have redesigned our forms to make them more intuitive and space-efficient. This includes reordering fields to ensure a logical flow, improving field labels for clarity and comprehension, and removing unnecessary elements to simplify and declutter the interface.

We have also transitioned from tabs to accordions, a change which not only enhances aesthetics and readability but also enables a more focused interaction with content. Users can now smoothly navigate through forms, progressively revealing information as needed.

4. Streamlined Quality Event Linking

We have enhanced the interface within the New CAPA form by integrating Quality Event as an option in the Event Type dropdown. Users can now simply select Quality Event to reveal the Quality Event dropdown. This design improvement eliminates the need for the previous checkbox and streamlines the process of assigning a quality event as the event source for a CAPA.