validation exit (VE)

A product milestone that indicates the product is customer ready (limited production). Hardware, firmware, software validation deliverables have been completed with acceptable results. There are no priority 1 or priority 2 bugs. Internal First Articles checklist and quality plan meets expectations. Manufacturing documents are ready (assembly process, bill of materials (BOM) status is active, and so on) and regulatory and certifications are complete. Upon approval, the manufacturing process can begin for pilot builds, if applicable. See also limited availability (LA).