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An instrument can ship with a calibration record that covers a stated range and version.
NAICS 423490 · Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
An instrument can ship with a calibration record that covers a stated range and version. NIST describes metrological traceability as a property of a measurement result. A distributor can build an original exercise to test linkage without claiming that a document proves all future measurements. NIST metrological traceability
Create two dummy instrument cards and one original certificate-like record. Give the record a matching ID but a narrower range than a mock purchase requirement. Ask what the supplied evidence covers and what needs a separate check. Score device, measurement basis and cited scope.
Use original dummy records. Exclude real laboratory customers, testing data, instrument serials and licensed certificates.
Describe a fictional calibration document exercise
Original Fiund exercise
A calibration document can match an instrument while covering too narrow a range
An original certificate-like exercise uses abstract instruments and practice units. It contains no real lab, serial, calibration result, customer or measurement claim.
| Record | Source | What it records |
|---|---|---|
| LIC1 | Mock purchase requirement | Instrument DEMO-I, version V2, requires documentary coverage over 0–100 practice units U. |
| LIC2 | Matched certificate-like card | Exact DEMO-I/V2, explicit covered range 0–60 U. No statement for higher values or all future measurements. |
| LIC3 | Neighbor card | DEMO-I2/V2 covers 0–100 U but has a different instrument alias. No approved cross-reference or substitute evidence. |
Question for the model
Which identity and range are supported for the requested instrument, and can the neighbor card supply the uncovered range?
Show the reference answer and checks
LIC2 exactly matches DEMO-I/V2 but covers only 0–60 U, leaving the requested range above 60 through 100 undocumented. LIC3's wider coverage belongs to DEMO-I2 and cannot extend the matched card. Report identity success and range gap independently and request a verified source for the needed scope. The fixture does not establish measurement traceability for future results, certification validity or instrument fitness.
- Accepting an exact instrument ID without checking its stated range.
- Borrowing a wider range from a neighboring instrument with a similar identifier.
Fields to preserve
- Instrument alias and version
- Defines scope.
- Required and covered range with unit
- Supports comparison.
- Exact certificate target and gap
- Limits the finding.
Test another case
Add a second matching range card from 60 to 100 with different measurement method. Require method continuity to be reviewed before claiming one covered range.
Use original dummy documents. Exclude real certificates and lab records; qualified staff retain actual metrology decisions.
Discuss a contribution
Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.