Replace spreadsheet NCR and CAR registers
Excel NCR logs break when two people edit at once, status columns drift, and nobody can prove which CAR closed which finding. Here is a practical path off spreadsheets into live registers — starting with a 14-day free trial.
Symptoms your spreadsheet QMS is failing
Duplicate NCR numbers, missing closed dates, CARs that never link back to the source finding, and email attachments instead of evidence in one place.
Surveillance audits expose this quickly: the auditor asks for open NCRs over 30 days, effectiveness checks on CARs, and a clean export. Spreadsheets rarely answer without a scramble.
What a live NCR/CAR register should do
Unique IDs, severity and stage, owners and due dates, status from open to closed, and a hard link from NCR to CAR when corrective action is required.
PDF or CSV reports for each register, plus the ability to add rows in the portal (or from a phone) without emailing a master file around.
A one-week migration plan
Day 1–2: Start a 14-day free trial and map your Excel columns to NCR and CAR fields. Day 3: Import open NCRs and CARs into your account.
Day 4–5: Enter open NCRs and active CARs (or import via CSV where available). Day 6–7: Close two sample items end-to-end and export PDF reports for your quality meeting.
Keep the old spreadsheet read-only as archive until the next internal audit confirms the live registers are the source of truth.
When to subscribe to Growth
Use the trial to prove the workflow with starter registers and PDF reports. Subscribe to Growth when you need the full document library, audit tools, Word/Excel export or more users.
Frequently asked questions
Can we import existing Excel NCRs?
Yes — trial and paid portals support practical migration from spreadsheets. Start with open items, then archive historical closed rows once the live register is trusted.
Do we lose data after the trial ends?
Your trial account keeps your NCR and CAR rows. Subscribe to Growth or IMS before the trial ends to retain full portal access.
Is this only for ISO 9001?
NCR and CAR sit at the heart of ISO 9001, but the same discipline helps ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 corrective action programmes when you expand later.
Start a 14-day free trial
Try sample NCR and CAR registers during your trial, then subscribe to Growth or IMS to keep your data.