Associating Specification Types with Collection Plans
You can associate any of the three specification types with a collection plans. You can also choose not to associate a collection plan with any specification type at all. Associating a specification type with a collection plan speeds the specification selection process, both when entering quality results directly and when collecting data transactionally.
Direct Data Entry
For example, if you enter quality results directly, using a collection plan that is associated with a Supplier Specification type, the system prompts you to find and select a Supplier Specification after you select the collection plan.
Transactional Data Collection
If you are collecting results as you enter Oracle Work in Process move transactions and the collection plan that is invoked is associated with a specification type, Oracle Quality automatically searches for a specification for the item being transacted. If none exists, Oracle Quality searches for a specification for the category of the item. See: Specifications for Transactional Data Collection.
Using specifications makes it possible for you to determine if the result values collected are within the specification limits established by the specification elements of the specification.
Attention: Most specifications are associated with items. However, it is possible to define a specification that does not have an item specification element and select it as you enter quality results.
To associate specification types with collection plans:
1. Navigate to the Collection Plans window.
2. Select the Collection Plan.
The specification type you associate with a collection plan can be overridden when you enter quality results. For example, you can associate a Supplier Specification type with a collection plan, but select an Item Specification as you enter quality results. If you choose not to associate a specification type with the collection plan, by choosing No Specification Used, you are not prompted to find a specification as you enter quality results.
5. Choose OK to save your work.
See Also
Overview of Specifications
Finding Specifications While Entering Quality Results Directly
Finding Specifications During Transactional Data Collection
Defining Specification Limits for Collection Elements
