Create a Characteristic Group

In a Characteristic Group, you group multiple characteristics that define the different measurements that must be run on the shop floor. The quality department uses Characteristic Groups to structure their different quality measurement standards globally.

You can create the following types of Characteristic Groups:

Variable

Used to group Variable Quality Characteristics.

Attributive

Used to group Attributive Quality Characteristics.

Visual

Used to group Visual Quality Characteristics.

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.

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

3. Choose More Commands

New Add Characteristics Group .

4. In the Add panel, from the Type list, select the type of group you want to create.

5. Specify a name and description for the group.

6. From the Characteristics Type list, select the type of characteristics that can be added to the group.

7. To assign projects to the Characteristic Group, do the following:

In the Projects section, click Add Project .

Search for and select the required projects or subprojects, and click Assign.

To remove a project or subproject, select it, and click Remove Project .

8. Click Add.

9. To assign projects to an existing Characteristic Group, do the following:

Select the required Characteristic Group, and expand the Projects section in the right pane.

In the Projects section, click Projects .

Search for and select the required projects or subprojects, and click Add Project .

To remove a project or subproject, select it, and click Remove Project .

Click Save.

The project is assigned to the Characteristic Group and its child Quality Characteristics.