Released and provisional results
Why a complete-looking result may still be provisional.
A result can be worked out, and separately signed, and separately released to you. Those are three steps, and you see the third one.
Where you meet it
Most visibly on your device classification, which reads Provisional until every condition for releasing it is met — even when your expert has already reached and signed a conclusion.
The rule
Client-facing surfaces show a result as released only when the expert's recorded act and the current basis both stand. If either moves, the surface goes back to provisional rather than continuing to show a result the platform can no longer support.
Related guidance
This article is practical product guidance, not legal advice. Confirm regulatory deadlines and obligations against current official sources and your assigned expert.
European Commission — Medical Devices: New regulationsRegulation (EU) 2017/745 — Medical Device RegulationRegulation (EU) 2017/746 — In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices