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Managing the Characteristics Library

Add potential defects from the Failure Catalog to a Quality Characteristic

If the measurements defined in the Quality Characteristics are not met, certain potential defects might occur. You must add these potential defects to the Quality Characteristic.

Note

When a Quality Characteristic is added to an Inspection Definition, the added potential defects are displayed in the Characteristic tab of the Inspection Definition.

Procedure

  1. From Launcher, click Quality Master Data.

If this option is unavailable, search for it. You can pin it from the search results for future access.

  1. In the Quality Master Data location, click the Characteristics Library page.

  2. In the left pane, select and open the required Characteristic Group that contains the Quality Characteristic where you want to add a potential defect.

  3. In the Characteristics pane, select the required Quality Characteristic.

  4. In the Potential Defects section, click Add .

  5. In the Add panel, select the required defects and click Add.

You can select multiple defects simultaneously and add them to the Quality Characteristic. If you select a defect that is already added in the Potential Defects section, an error message is displayed. Select only new defects to add to the Quality Characteristic.

  1. To remove a potential defect, select it and click Remove .

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.control_plan/xid1685309 · retrieved 2026-07-11