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 Inspection Method (QM-PT-BD-IMT)

Purpose

You use inspection methods to describe how to carry out an inspection for an inspection characteristic. You can create master inspection methods at plant level to simplify and standardize the inspection planning activities and to standardize the nomenclature. This allows you to plan inspections systematically, uniformly, and economically.

Integration

Inspection methods are used in:

  • Task lists

When creating task lists, you can reference inspection methods directly in the inspection plan , or indirectly at characteristic level using master inspection characteristics .

  • Master inspection characteristics

Note Note

You can assign several inspection methods to a master inspection characteristic, however, you can only assign one inspection method to an inspection characteristic in a task list.

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Features

Using the Inspection Methods component, you can:

  • Describe the implementation of the inspection

  • Define the qualifications for inspectors. The specifications in the inspection method take precedence over the specifications from the master inspection characteristics.

  • Manage inspection methods as master records independently of a task list, edit the inspection methods centrally, and use the same master record numerous times in different task lists

  • Create a where-used list to determine in which master inspection characteristics and task lists an inspection method is used.

Note Note

If you reference an inspection method, the system automatically sets a usage indicator so you cannot inadvertently delete the inspection method.

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  • Search and replace inspection methods in task lists

  • Make changes to inspection methods with or without history. You specify the required plant-specific default value for this function in the Customizing application. However, you can also create a new version for a validity period manually. A version management function ensures that all changes are documented.

  • Create several versions of an inspection method (for example, with different validity periods)

  • Find the required version of an inspection method with different validity periods by specifying the key date

  • Classify inspection methods

  • Assign inspection methods to master inspection characteristics

  • Create inspection methods in different languages

  • Link documents (for example, specific inspection instructions, drawings etc.) to the inspection method and can display these linked documents.

See also:

Displaying the Use of Inspection Methods

Replacing Inspection Methods