A written authorization, granted before the manufacture of a physical item, to depart from a particular performance or design requirement of a specification, drawing or other document, for a specific number of units or a specified period of time.

A deviation record is maintained by AssetWise as part of the item's build history.

See also AS-BUILT CONFIGURATION, BASELINE, BUILD HISTORY, CHANGE, CONFIGURATION STATUS ACCOUNTING, EFFECTIVITY, ITEM BASELINE, PHYSICAL ITEM, and SERIALIZED ITEM.