Defining Collection Plan Element Values
Values and lists of values are used to validate data as it is collected. You can define collection plan element values by copying one or all values from a collection element to a collection plan element. You can change and delete as required the values that you copy. You can also add and define collection plan element values independently.
To copy individual collection element values to collection plan elements:
1. Navigate to the Collection Plans window.
2. Select the Collection Plan.
You can select any collection plan including collection plans that are not currently effective.
3. From the Quality Collection Elements region, select the collection element.
You can define values and lists of values for all user-defined collection elements as well as predefined attribute collection elements. You cannot define values for reference information collection elements and common collection plan elements. See: Reference Information Collection Elements.
To copy all collection element values to a collection plan element:
1. From the Quality Collection Elements region of the Collections Plan window, select the collection element.
4. Choose the Copy button to copy the entire list of values from the collection element.
To define plan collection element values:
1. From the Quality Collection Elements region of the Collections Plan window, select the collection element.
The short code you enter must match the data type of the collection element. For example, if you have defined a Diameter collection element that is numeric, you could enter a short code such as 45.67. Similarly, if you have defined a Nonconformity collection element that is character, you could enter an abbreviated short code such as lead to indicate a broken lead nonconformity. An abbreviation of this sort might be necessary because short code values can only be up to 11 characters long.
The Description provides additional information about the short code. In the above example, the short code lead might have a Description of broken lead.
- From the Values window, select the value's short code. Choose Delete Record from the Edit Menu.
You can delete collection plan element values even if those values have been used in the data collection process.
