Define Control Plan Category Data Type

Explanation

This activity is used to define a new control plan category data type with category value.

To create a new control plan category data type, click the new command, enter data and click Save. If this control plan category data type is to be used for SPC and acceptance sampling, select the enable Enable for SPC and Acceptance Sampling.

To create category value for the created control plan category data type, click the new command on the Category Value tab on the Control Plan Category Data Type page, enter data and click Save. If the category value should be considered as nonconforming, enable Nonconforming. The status of the categroy value can be changed by clicking Hide, Block or Set Active.

Prerequisites

N/A

System Effects

A new category ID and category value ID is created.

Note: A control plan category data type that has been Enable SPC and Acceptance Sampling enabled can only be partially edited.
Note: A category value that is in status Hidden will not be displayed in the list of values.