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 Editing Inspection Characteristics

Use

You use inspection characteristics to describe what is to be inspected and how the inspection is to take place.

Prerequisites

  • The operation is already created in the system and contains a control key that is intended for inspection characteristics.

  • The master records used (for example, inspection method, dynamic modification rule, sampling procedure, sampling scheme, code groups, selected sets, production resources/tools) are created and released in the system.

  • In the basic data, the master inspection characteristic must have been created as:

  • A reference characteristic, if it is to be referenced

  • A complete copy model, if it is to be changed in the task list without first having to be unlocked

  • At least as an incomplete copy model, if it is to be copied into the task list

Procedure

  1. Call up the operation overview screen from the create or change transaction for the inspection plan.

  2. Select the operation for which you want to create inspection characteristics and choose Inspection characteristics.

  3. Create the required inspection characteristics. You can then reference or copy master inspection characteristics to simplify data entry.

  4. Enter the following data in the inspection characteristic overview, as required:

Field

Additional Information

Characteristic

You enter the number of the inspection characteristic; you can define the increment for this inspection characteristic number in the profile.

Preset indicators

Default values for control indicators for the inspection characteristic to simplify data entry. You can change these values in the inspection characteristic, except if the Fixed indicator is set in the control key. Depending on the control key you entered, some fields in the inspection characteristic overview are not ready for input.

QN or QL

You define the inspection characteristic as a quantitative or qualitative characteristic.

Master inspection characteristic

You enter the identifier for the master inspection characteristic that you want to reference or copy. The system selects the current version of the master inspection characteristic.

If a master inspection characteristic is used both in an inspection plan and a material specification, the inspection characteristics from the material specification take precedence over those in the inspection plan, if the corresponding material is being inspected.

The data in a copied master inspection characteristic is locked if it is marked as a reference characteristic.

Plant

You enter the plant for the master inspection characteristic. You can overwrite the proposed value.

Version

You enter the version for the master inspection characteristic. If you do not enter a version number, the current version of the characteristic is assigned.

Short text insp. char.

You enter a description for the inspection characteristic.

Long text

You enter a descriptive long text for the inspection characteristic. Once you have edited the long text, choose Continue to return to the characteristic overview.

Tolerance key (for quantitative inspection characteristics)

Default for tolerance values that can contain target values, units of measurement, accuracy, and the specification limits. You can use the tolerance key to include DIN norm specifications that are defined in Customizing.

DepChar specs

You can create or edit material, customer, or vendor-specific characteristic specifications. These dependent characteristic specifications overwrite the characteristic specifications.

Method

You enter the name of the inspection method that you want to use to inspect the inspection characteristic. For referenced master inspection characteristics, you can select an inspection method from the list of inspection methods assigned to the master inspection characteristic. For other master inspection characteristics, you can assign any released inspection method. If an inspector qualification was defined in the inspection method, the system copies the qualification from the inspection method.

Plant

You enter the plant for the inspection method to be used.

Version

You enter the version for the inspection method to be used.

Par. sample

You enter the number of the partial sample that is assigned to the inspection characteristic in the task list. You can combine several characteristics within an operation into a partial lot.

InfoField 1

InfoField 2

InfoField 3

You can enter information for the inspection characteristic.

  1. Choose Continue.

Different screens for editing the control indicators appear, depending on the characteristic type that you have defined (qualitative or quantitative). Information relating to the sample calculation, results recording, inspection scope, determination of the characteristic type, and details for a long-term inspection is linked to these control indicators.

  1. Edit the control indicators and choose Continue.

If you have not entered all the required data in the inspection characteristic overview, the general data screen for the characteristic appears. You can enter any missing information (such as the inspection characteristic short text, quantitative data, catalog assignment, partial sample, inspector qualification) on this screen.

Note Note

If you create a task list group that is not yet assigned to a material, you must define catalogs for qualitative characteristics (if you have set the indicator Characteristic attribute) and quantitative data for quantitative characteristics.

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  1. Enter data as required and choose Continue.

The inspection characteristic overview screen reappears.

  1. To check if the inspection plan is consistent choose Consistency check.

  2. Save your data.

Note Note

The authorization for entering data at inspection characteristic level is controlled by the authorization object for the characteristics contained in the task list.

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See also:

Functions in the Inspection Characteristic Overview

Quantitative Data